RCPL-VAN CNIWR wrote:
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> 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.
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> Chad Niwranski
> 99 R/T CC Black/agate
> Abbotsford, BC
I couldn't even get a "Name Brand" shop to consider painting fiberglass
for those same reasons. Alan S.
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