Hi, I need to coat the spreader arms of my quad. Options for coverings are limited to what I can source here in Thailand. I can buy polyurethane finish but even the exterior grade ones I have seen ar
Although it is a fair amount of work. I have had good luck wrapping things with a sacrificial layer of electrical tape. 73, Joe kk0sd Hi, I need to coat the spreader arms of my quad. Options for cove
Check out <http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Paint-Fiberglass>. The guy seems to know his way around the chemistry of "fiberglass reinforced plastic" and his recommendations make common sense to me. I w
One friend of mine recommended "Bondo" fiberglass resin - manufactured by 3M. It was readily available at car parts stores and wal-mart. Neil, K7WK Hi, I need to coat the spreader arms of my quad. Op
Hi Martin.. I paint mine with resin. You can add colouring to the resin. Sky blue, or light grey seems to merge into the background fairly well. I'd wait until the spreaders get a little "furry" with
It too will deteriorate when exposed to UV and should be painted. It's also heavy per unit volume, but it does make one whale of a good filler. 73 Roger (K8RI) _______________________________________
About half way down on http://www.rogerhalstead.com/G3_files/G3-7_files/glasair7.htm I ran a number of tests on fiberglass prep to do laminates on "old", (well cured) fiberglass and tests to determin
Howdy Martin Latex paint, No mettle flake, it will flex without cracks.Made for outside. Like John said let it get furry. Daryll kg9nd Hi Martin.. I paint mine with resin. You can add colouring to th
Thanks for all the info on coating for my fibreglass spreaders. To summarise I think: 1. They are already "furry" so I think I can get straight to painting them. 2. Either FRP resin, epoxy based pain
If they are furry, I would expect there would be some residue that should be removed for the best adhesion of paint or resin. OTOH for just a coating I'd not expect maximum adhesion to be necessary.