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smart51 - 1/7/08 at 09:52 PM

My new project will have a polycarbonate tailgate / rear screen which will mate with a rubber seal. Production cars have a ring of black paint to cover the seal and I'm worried that mine will look home made without it.

What can I paint / cover / tint the polycarbonate with that will stick to the plastic and not to the rubber, but will also give a nice clean edge to the transparent area?

RazMan - 1/7/08 at 10:03 PM

I masked off the area with tape and painted it with the black primer supplied with windscreen adhesive kits. Totally opaque and bonded to the glass like that stuff to a blanket.

dhutch - 2/7/08 at 08:00 AM

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Originally posted by RazMan
I masked off the area with tape and painted it with the black primer supplied with windscreen adhesive kits. Totally opaque and bonded to the glass like that stuff to a blanket.

Dont know if thats compatable with poly carb, and for the cost of poly carb wouldnt like to find out the hard way so double check that with the paint in question.

You can however deffonatly get paint for polycarbonate, thats what the shells on model rc cars are made from.


Daniel

Mr Whippy - 2/7/08 at 08:22 AM

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Originally posted by RazMan
I masked off the area with tape and painted it with the black primer supplied with windscreen adhesive kits. Totally opaque and bonded to the glass like that stuff to a blanket.


You can however deffonatly get paint for polycarbonate, thats what the shells on model rc cars are made from.


Daniel



yeah but I have found the r/c shell paint flakes off as I don't think it etchs into the plastic

Hammerhead - 2/7/08 at 09:48 AM

plasticote will do it

smart51 - 2/7/08 at 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by Hammerhead
plasticote will do it


Will it stick to the rubber seal though?

smart51 - 2/7/08 at 09:55 AM

what about tinting film? Will it be dark enough to hide the rubber? Would it be best to cover the whole window with light film or cover the edges with dark, leaving a "viewing hole" in the middle?

Hammerhead - 2/7/08 at 09:56 AM

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Originally posted by smart51
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Originally posted by Hammerhead
plasticote will do it


Will it stick to the rubber seal though?


should do, is it a permanent join to the seal?

smart51 - 2/7/08 at 10:37 AM

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Originally posted by Hammerhead
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Originally posted by smart51
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Originally posted by Hammerhead
plasticote will do it

Will it stick to the rubber seal though?

should do, is it a permanent join to the seal?


The tail gate will close against the rubber seal. I don't want the paint to stick to the rubber when I open it again.

Hammerhead - 2/7/08 at 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by smart51
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Originally posted by Hammerhead
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Originally posted by smart51
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Originally posted by Hammerhead
plasticote will do it

Will it stick to the rubber seal though?

should do, is it a permanent join to the seal?


The tail gate will close against the rubber seal. I don't want the paint to stick to the rubber when I open it again.


In that case it should be fine. I use it on acrylic quite a lot and have had no problams. Maybe you could try it on an offcut? the paint is only £5 now at b&q was about £7.

:{THC}:YosamiteSam - 3/7/08 at 05:03 AM

just for reference - the band is called the obscuration band... the ones on new cars are matt black paint not sure of the type but with any paint i would of guessed the dryer the better if its in contact with the rubber seal check the curing times and add some more to be sure

AR-CoolC - 3/7/08 at 08:18 AM

The obcuration band on a windscreen is made from ceramic and is applied during before the screen goes into the autoclave, when it comes out it is part of the glass.

When I'm appying a black band to the edge of a flat laminated piece of glass, I use the applicator felt and the primer for the glass (it's also black). With a little practice and a good quality applicator the edge of the line is very "clean"

Another option for you could be to look at getting a sticker cut in vinyl??