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Painting fibreglass

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:42 pm
by MacD
Help!
I'm becoming more confused than ever. I've previously posted asking what primer to use and so far no replies.
Now to confound things further I don't know if these new wings should be sandpapered before any primer applied.
Talk about being confused!
Any advice gratefully received.

Re: Painting fibreglass

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:55 pm
by philthehill
You can rub the fiberglass wings down so as to create a key for the primer/under coat/top coat or use a propriety fiberglass primer which provides a key between the fiberglass and the primer.
I have used both processes on the fiberglass panels of my Minor and to be honest I did not see much difference except to say that the propriety fiberglass primer was considerably more expensive than wet & dry and free elbow grease.
Once you have applied the primer - applying paint to fiberglass panels is a similar process to applying paint to steel panels.

Re: Painting fibreglass

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:39 pm
by MacD
That's great, thanks for your advice.