ayoungman
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 02:07 PM |
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painting the inside of bodyshell
I would like to paint the inside of the GRP bodyshell black . What would you guys recommend/ have used.
I am intending to leave the cockpit untrimmed and I think the fibre looks ugly.
"just like that !"
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RazMan
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 06:12 PM |
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I would have thought any enamel paint would do it. The main purpose might be for cosmetic reasons but it also stops light penetration which can make
the body colour appear rather patchy- I have seen one bodyshell done in Hammerite silver - looked quite good!
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Messenjah
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 06:35 PM |
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to make the colour of the pannels stand out more there are different colours you should paintit with depending on the clolour of the panels
ths principal is similar to when painting a RC car bodyshel 
BRIGHT colour = white backing then a black backing because you wont want the insde to be white
DARK colours blues or blacks .... = silver then black of just black
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Strolls
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 07:19 PM |
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I haven't built yet, so I can't advise from experience, but Iain Ayre's The Kit Car Manual (Haynes) recommends:
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using underseal on "the inner wings, anywhere a stone could be thrown up. GRP is hard & brittle and a stone thrown up by a tyre can
easily cause a star crack that runs right through the panel and shows up in the outer surface. Use clear underseal on gelcoat-finished cars as it has
been known for black underseal to leach through the GRP and show through the gelcoat.
Stroller.
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RazMan
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 09:23 PM |
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CBS do a product - Wunderseal. This is ideal for painting the inside of wheel arches and other fragile areas. Then you can put your choice of colour
over the top.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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