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Old June 29th 11, 05:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
GK[_2_]
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Default refurbishing fiber glass Cobra top.

Hi,
My cobra trailer fiber glass top lost its original glow and
smoothness. Two years ago I applied a clear coat, poli glo restorer,
but the coat is now mostly gone. Has any one got a good way of
restoring the fiber glass top?

Paining with white paint? Painting with just a clear coat? Buffing?
Any info will be appreciated.

Cheers,

GK
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Old June 29th 11, 05:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Sinclair
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Default refurbishing fiber glass Cobra top.

At 16:10 29 June 2011, GK wrote:
Hi,
My cobra trailer fiber glass top lost its original glow and
smoothness. Two years ago I applied a clear coat, poli glo restorer,
but the coat is now mostly gone. Has any one got a good way of
restoring the fiber glass top?

Paining with white paint? Painting with just a clear coat? Buffing?
Any info will be appreciated.

Cheers,

GK

You can buff it out if it hasn't gone too far, or wet-sand it with 600,
then buff. Otherwise sand with 220 and re-paint with AU + 20% flatner
added so all the little imperfections don't show and give a "satin"
look.
JJ

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Old July 1st 11, 11:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Charlie Papa
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Default refurbishing fiber glass Cobra top.

On Jun 29, 12:10*pm, GK wrote:
Hi,
* My cobra trailer fiber glass top lost its original glow and
smoothness. Two years ago I applied a clear coat, poli glo restorer,
but the coat is now mostly gone. Has any one got a good way of
restoring the fiber glass top?

Paining with white paint? Painting with just a clear coat? Buffing?
Any info will be appreciated.

Cheers,

GK


I had the same challenge with mine after I got sick for the better
part of a year, and the Florida combination of sun, pine pollen and
humidity caused the mold to put down roots into the glass. I got a
lot of conflicting advice on paint, but was talked into buying one of
the fancy orbital buffers on Tim's Wings & Wheels site. That with a
buffing compound recommended and supplied by a friend, Aqua Cut 1000
followed by Aqua Cut 2000, at about 2 hours total, brought it back to
near new.

Tim was right when he said I woldn't regret buying that buffer!
 




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