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#1 AndyG mini 2.0

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Posted 28 September 2005 - 04:38 PM

IS IT TRUE THAT PAINT PEELS OFF OF THE FIBRE GLASS WHEN PAINTED?

i WILL BE FITTING A FIBRE GLASS FLIP FRONT TO MY MINI TO HOUSE MY 2.0 LITRE ENGINE BUT AM WORRIED THAT I WILL NEVER GET A GOOD FINISH ON THE FIBRE GLASS SO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A DECENT PAINT JOB DONE, IS THIS TRUE OR ARE THERE WAYS TO AVOID THIS OCCURING??

#2 bristolminimad

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Posted 28 September 2005 - 06:51 PM

have you ever seen paint peel off a ferrari bonnet?????? that is rubbish, paint sticks to fiber glass the same as metel................. as long as the prep work is done properly, there should be no promlem what so ever, hope this helps!

#3 Woody

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Posted 28 September 2005 - 09:09 PM

:cry: It realy makes me LOL :cry:
at least we can stamp out some of the myths
BUT fiberglass will peel if not preped corectly , and will go dull and flat if not used with the corect primer ETC.

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Posted 29 September 2005 - 03:57 PM

i heard u had to use a different paint becasue the fibreglass can flex??

#5 ryan69

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Posted 01 October 2005 - 11:45 AM

as long as you prep it right and use the right primer it should stick

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Posted 02 October 2005 - 10:19 PM

will it not crack when the FG flexes tho

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Posted 03 October 2005 - 08:35 AM

fibreglass doesnt flex! if it does, it is made from a ******* mold!

fibreglass is supposed 2 be quite strong up to a point were it just cracks and brakes into pieces! and its light :grin:

there is no difference between painting fibrelass and metal, as long as its done right :D




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