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Cobra Cosmetics II: How to Refinish?
With that logic he should have used shingles which
would last even longer. At 10:30 20 July 2006, Chris Reed wrote: A friend of mine has just repainted his trailer with masonry paint (designed for the plastered/rendered exterior walls of houses). This gives a matt finish, but it looks pretty good. His reasoning is that the paint has to stick to the house for 10 years or so, so it should stick to a trailer equally well! Will try to remember to report in 10 years time how it's holding up. Birdbones wrote: I have an old Eiri Avion fiberglass trailer. Two years ago I asked an autobody paint specialist friend how to deal with the deteriorating gel coat. He said ' Why don't you just paint it with house paint'. I took his advice and applied it with a roller and paint brush after a good scrubbing. Two tone with a third color mimicing graphics on my ship. So far it is holding up well. Cost: less than $40 in materials. I live high up in Colorado and a house paint that does not deal with UV would have little value. Should you be in Moriarty, take a look of some of the old trailers on the tarmac with enjoyable graphic paint jobs. It gave me the sensation that a trailer can be a fun billboard. Many of these were done quite awhile ago and seem to be holding their colors. Randy 'Crash' Cone . wrote: An amazing (to me) amount of interest in refreshing faded vinyl trim strips indicates pilots are serious about making their [gliders'] rides look good. But what about the trailer itself? My 14-year-old glass-top Cobra has a few cracks, nicks, etc., that will require work this winter. Matching the existing gel coat looks tough. And I'd rather save my refinishing money for the glider itself some day. So what's been the experience repairing/refinishing/painting German glass-top trailers? Chip Bearden ASW 24 'JB' |
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Cobra Cosmetics II: How to Refinish?
My friend who repainted the top of his fiberglass top
Cobra says he used polyurethane white deck paint from 'Boater's World.' And he used a roller to apply it. Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA wrote: An amazing (to me) amount of interest in refreshing faded vinyl trim strips indicates pilots are serious about making their [gliders'] rides look good. But what about the trailer itself? My 14-year-old glass-top Cobra has a few cracks, nicks, etc., that will require work this winter. Matching the existing gel coat looks tough. And I'd rather save my refinishing money for the glider itself some day. So what's been the experience repairing/refinishing/painting German glass-top trailers? Chip Bearden ASW 24 'JB' |
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Cobra Cosmetics II: How to Refinish?
Birdbones wrote:
I have an old Eiri Avion fiberglass trailer. Two years ago I asked an autobody paint specialist friend how to deal with the deteriorating gel coat. He said " Why don't you just paint it with house paint". I took his advice and applied it with a roller and paint brush after a good scrubbing. Two tone with a third color mimicing graphics on my ship. So far it is holding up well. The house paint I'm familiar with chalks noticeably over time. Is yours chalking or is it retaining a good gloss? -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA www.motorglider.org - Download "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" |
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Eric Greenwell wrote:
The house paint I'm familiar with chalks noticeably over time. Is yours chalking or is it retaining a good gloss? I used a semi gloss latex paint and so far it is not chalky, but it is only two years. It is probably not the best way to go if you are looking for a pristine finish. I used it on a 25 year old trailer to extend it's life and protect the contents. I may have to repaint it again sometime in the future as one would a house. Randy Cone |
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Cobra Cosmetics II: How to Refinish?
I will put in a vote for the white,glossy, single-part-polyurethane paint
widely available from marine stores (sorry, I don't remember the manufacturer's name). I brush-painted the fiberglass parts of a glider trailer with this. It went on easily, looked good, had a good self leveling action so the brush marks largely disappeared, and it held up well for several years, during which the trailer sat out in all weathers without ever being waxed or otherwise protected. Ray Roberts "Chris Reed" wrote in message news:e9q5k2$20l$1@qmul... I think the problem with shingles (or the UK equivalent) is finding nails which will hold up to trailering along farm tracks. Would the modern equivalent of corrugated iron roofing be better? Gary Evans wrote: With that logic he should have used shingles which would last even longer. At 10:30 20 July 2006, Chris Reed wrote: A friend of mine has just repainted his trailer with masonry paint (designed for the plastered/rendered exterior walls of houses). This gives a matt finish, but it looks pretty good. His reasoning is that the paint has to stick to the house for 10 years or so, so it should stick to a trailer equally well! Will try to remember to report in 10 years time how it's holding up. Birdbones wrote: I have an old Eiri Avion fiberglass trailer. Two years ago I asked an autobody paint specialist friend how to deal with the deteriorating gel coat. He said ' Why don't you just paint it with house paint'. I took his advice and applied it with a roller and paint brush after a good scrubbing. Two tone with a third color mimicing graphics on my ship. So far it is holding up well. Cost: less than $40 in materials. I live high up in Colorado and a house paint that does not deal with UV would have little value. Should you be in Moriarty, take a look of some of the old trailers on the tarmac with enjoyable graphic paint jobs. It gave me the sensation that a trailer can be a fun billboard. Many of these were done quite awhile ago and seem to be holding their colors. Randy 'Crash' Cone . wrote: An amazing (to me) amount of interest in refreshing faded vinyl trim strips indicates pilots are serious about making their [gliders'] rides look good. But what about the trailer itself? My 14-year-old glass-top Cobra has a few cracks, nicks, etc., that will require work this winter. Matching the existing gel coat looks tough. And I'd rather save my refinishing money for the glider itself some day. So what's been the experience repairing/refinishing/painting German glass-top trailers? Chip Bearden ASW 24 'JB' |
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Chris Reed wrote:
I think the problem with shingles (or the UK equivalent) is finding nails which will hold up to trailering along farm tracks. Would the modern equivalent of corrugated iron roofing be better? Have seen at least one constructed with this as the cladding. Not pretty, but it was presumably better than open... Gary Evans wrote: With that logic he should have used shingles which would last even longer. At 10:30 20 July 2006, Chris Reed wrote: A friend of mine has just repainted his trailer with masonry paint (designed for the plastered/rendered exterior walls of houses). This gives a matt finish, but it looks pretty good. His reasoning is that the paint has to stick to the house for 10 years or so, so it should stick to a trailer equally well! Will try to remember to report in 10 years time how it's holding up. Birdbones wrote: I have an old Eiri Avion fiberglass trailer. Two years ago I asked an autobody paint specialist friend how to deal with the deteriorating gel coat. He said ' Why don't you just paint it with house paint'. I took his advice and applied it with a roller and paint brush after a good scrubbing. Two tone with a third color mimicing graphics on my ship. So far it is holding up well. Cost: less than $40 in materials. I live high up in Colorado and a house paint that does not deal with UV would have little value. Should you be in Moriarty, take a look of some of the old trailers on the tarmac with enjoyable graphic paint jobs. It gave me the sensation that a trailer can be a fun billboard. Many of these were done quite awhile ago and seem to be holding their colors. Randy 'Crash' Cone . wrote: An amazing (to me) amount of interest in refreshing faded vinyl trim strips indicates pilots are serious about making their [gliders'] rides look good. But what about the trailer itself? My 14-year-old glass-top Cobra has a few cracks, nicks, etc., that will require work this winter. Matching the existing gel coat looks tough. And I'd rather save my refinishing money for the glider itself some day. So what's been the experience repairing/refinishing/painting German glass-top trailers? Chip Bearden ASW 24 'JB' |
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Detco Sterling sells a two part linear polyurethane (the ultra glossy,
long-lasting Imron type stuff) that has a special catalyst that allows it to be applied by brush. It has flow-out characteristics that allow amazing results. My father has used it on boats in S. California for years. He painted a couple of his cars with it and had a number of other people asking him to paint their cars with it for them when they saw the results. I think it would be ideal for painting a fiberglass glider trailer (or maybe even the glider). It's expensive but worth it. You can get it through WestMarine. This page has more info: http://tinyurl.com/jh2xf wrote: An amazing (to me) amount of interest in refreshing faded vinyl trim strips indicates pilots are serious about making their [gliders'] rides look good. But what about the trailer itself? My 14-year-old glass-top Cobra has a few cracks, nicks, etc., that will require work this winter. Matching the existing gel coat looks tough. And I'd rather save my refinishing money for the glider itself some day. So what's been the experience repairing/refinishing/painting German glass-top trailers? Chip Bearden ASW 24 'JB' |
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"Ray Roberts" wrote in message . .. I will put in a vote for the white,glossy, single-part-polyurethane paint widely available from marine stores (sorry, I don't remember the manufacturer's name). I brush-painted the fiberglass parts of a glider trailer with this. It went on easily, looked good, had a good self leveling action so the brush marks largely disappeared, and it held up well for several years, during which the trailer sat out in all weathers without ever being waxed or otherwise protected. Ray Roberts I think you're thinking of something like Easypoxy, which is what I used on my trailer. One of the tricks is to use "tipping." In that, you apply the paint with a roller and then go across the roll direction with a wide brush to pop all the bubbles and level it even more. This works best with a two person team; while one rolls, the other brushes. My trailer is white topped with a blue bottom, demarcation at the midpoint height of the trailer. I noticed a big difference in the paint. The white gets dirty much easier and has faded somewhat. The blue, on the otherhand, looks as good as the day it was applied and still has a nice freshly waxed look to it. The top of the trailer has developed some hairline cracks. Time to try a house paint primer and latex paint. |
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Chris Reed wrote:
I think the problem with shingles (or the UK equivalent) is finding nails which will hold up to trailering along farm tracks. Would the modern equivalent of corrugated iron roofing be better? The modern equivalent of corrugated iron is ...corrugated iron. It's a traditional cladding material in Oz (not just roofing) and is used for almost everything once you leave the cities. I've seen a number of glider trailers clad in it and it seems quite effective. Just tricky to seal at the ends. They did use pop rivets though instead of the normal, all-purpose, rural fasteners - roofing nails, fencing wire and binder twine. GC |
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Cobra Cosmetics II: How to Refinish?
I painted my trailer with two part white epoxy paint. It left a
beautiful finish and is just about bullet proof. Costs about $100 for 2 gallons (one each part A and part B). Two gallons did it. You can find it at high end paint only stores (not Menards, Home Depot, etc). I used Benjamin Moore "Polyamide Epoxy". It is tintable so you can get any color your heart desires. Enjoy, John |
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