There is a line of spray paint (think it's FUSION by
Krylon) that is made specifically for vinyl & plastic.
I saw a whole shelf full of the stuff at Lowes over
the weekend.
73, Stew K3ND
--- Didier Juges <didier@cox.net> wrote:
> If you can find some paint or coating that will
> stick to the material, you
> can make them last significantly longer. It's got to
> be thick enough to be
> an effective barrier to the sun light, not only
> direct sunlight but also
> reflected from nearby objects.
> One material that comes to mind would be something
> like roof tar, which
> will stick to anything but won't make you win any
> prize for the looks of it.
>
> 73,
> Didier KO4BB
>
> At 11:15 AM 3/19/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >Pete,
> >
> >Yes, these Rubbermaid boxes are cheap but in a year
> or so, the UV rays from
> >the sun will start to make the box brittle and
> eventually fall apart. This
> >is from my experience using one of these boxes for
> my 160 meter Gamma
> >match. The top just fell apart and the sides of the
> cover fell off!
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Joe, W1JR
>
>
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