Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
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Re: Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
Looks like gold paint to me, certainly isn't the texture of fibreglass.
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Re: Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
Hello. So I've checked it out today and the white paint is definitely proud of the yellow underneath. I can scrape bits of the white off with my nail but it feels like a normal paint (not sure how gel coat would feel)
I cant scrape the yellow at all (I'm sure I could with a knife but that would only leave a mark) it feels like plastic with a slight roughness/patterned feel to it.
It doesn't feel like an undercoat so my guess would be smooth fibreglass? Or whatever they make hight tops out of.
Any advice for a method of repair?
Thanks in advance
I cant scrape the yellow at all (I'm sure I could with a knife but that would only leave a mark) it feels like plastic with a slight roughness/patterned feel to it.
It doesn't feel like an undercoat so my guess would be smooth fibreglass? Or whatever they make hight tops out of.
Any advice for a method of repair?
Thanks in advance
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Re: Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
Not fibreglass, risking repeating myself!
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Re: Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
Hi, what are high tops made of? And if it isn't the base material what is it? It's not paint, it's plastic to touch. I'm stumped. Also any advice to rectify
I won't reference fibreglass again. Promise
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I won't reference fibreglass again. Promise
Thanks
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Re: Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
Gel coat is hard to the touch with a fingernail. That isn't a normal fibreglass finish.
Looks more like rollered metallic paint to me. You can see where the paint hasn't got into the corners which supports roller painting view.
Looks more like rollered metallic paint to me. You can see where the paint hasn't got into the corners which supports roller painting view.
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Re: Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
OK thanks. So I could touch it up potentially as a patch up job. Sand the area, blend the area painting it?
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Re: Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
It will take a lot of careful sanding to feather all the edges of the white so that it is unnoticeable after re-painting the white.
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Re: Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
What about sanding the entire high top and repainting?
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Re: Paint off fiberglass when removing decals
Even harder than just feathering all the edges of the white, whatever you do will take a lot of effort if you want it to look reasonable.
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