Re: Paint on fiberglass question

From: Chris lang (langcj@clarkson.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 16 1999 - 18:18:42 EDT


How much did it cost you to get the rollpan painted?

Chris

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From: RCPL-VAN CNIWR <RCPL-VAN_CNIWR@van.reid-crowther.com>
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Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 3:58 PM
Subject: DML: Paint on fiberglass question

     Well, I picked up my Street Scene roll pan last night from the paint
     shop. Looks great, got 2 coats of base and 1 of clear. Little problem
     though. The paint bubbled in a few spots, which the guy told me can
     happen with fiberglass, as resin and solvents evaporate from it. If
     the piece is fresh from the mold, its worse. SS primes it, but I guess
     that doesn't stop the evaporation. I heard this also from another
     paint shop, and he said he'd bake the piece first to burn off the
     vapors, and then apply a special primer to it to seal any leftover
     vapors in. I asked my paint guy this and he said that baking it would
     "wet" the solvents and do more damage, and that no such special primer
     is made. This shop is fairly large and popular in my city, and they
     paint a lot of canopies with the same results. I'm sure with the
     amount of people on here with roll pans, hoods, etc. I can get some
     advice. Anyone? I appreciate it.

     Chad Niwranski
     99 R/T CC Black/agate
     Abbotsford, BC



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