Hi
I have just recently painted my panel with rust-oleum textured spray paint a
nd covered the aluminium sub panels with a carbon fibre wrap.
I have attached a couple of pictures showing my panel.
Kind regards
Donald
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On 21 Aug 2013, at 20:56, "Europaul383" <europaul383@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> What paint finish and manufacturer have others found successful?
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> I am thinking mid grey for the main fibreglass and a lighter grey for the a
luminium sub-panels (factory-supplied). Anodising turns out brown on this al
loy, otherwise I'd have done that.
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> I hear that satin is a good finish (gloss is too reflective and matt gathe
rs dust and greasy fingermarks, so soon looks patchy and ugly - a bit like m
e...)
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> Obviously I need a UV-resistant paint and Plasti-kote make a good range, t
heir Super being well-recommended. Only problem is they do a light grey sati
n and a black satin... the only mid grey is gloss or matt.
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> Have others found any problem with black as a main panel colour, or with m
att as a finish texture?
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> So, choices.... the best finish (satin) in the "wrong" colour (black) or t
he best colour (grey) on the "wrong" finish (matt)?
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> Grateful for any answers.
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> Photo of panel so far, if it helps to picture the problem...
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> Paul M
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> [Trans: aluminium = aluminum; colour = color; grey = gray :)]
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