Plastic/Vinyl letters
Yes, but you wouldn't need it for long.
And it wouldn't need to be as - clean - as implied. Any modern paint
booth is good enough. Even my 30 year old one works well enough. I
don't buff paint jobs. In fact the buffer hasn't been out of it's box
in years. Automobile manufactures turn out fairly good paint jobs.
Other than much better prep work their booths aren't all that much
better than the good refinish industry booths. The only advantage of
paint over plastic film is that the paint defects can be sanded and
buffed to be cosmetically acceptable. If you can do a cosmetically
acceptable traditional paint job with out the need for rework then the
same is possible for plastic film. But who knows what future
technology might bring. It may be possible to sand and buff plastic
film as well?
Most of the finish contamination comes from the article your
refinishing, not the surrounding area. Properly cleaned and sealed
this isn't a huge problem, and a glider is far easier to clean/mask
than a road vehicle. They are generally cleaner to start with as well.
Other benefits of plastic film over paint:
If you need to rework a plastic film it's far easier to remove than
paint.
Less toxic materials
Less flammable working environment
Less environmental impact - far fewer VOC's and heavy metals
Material is recyclable - try that with paint :-)
Plastic film is probably lighter for a given mil thickness as well
Applicator skill required is less.
Fewer tools needed
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Leon McAtee
Painting my Duster with PPG - no plastic film
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