Polytone paint...fiberglass

[Dravenelle]

Hi!

I need to put a new coat of polytone paint(same color) on my fiberglass cowling.

Can i put a new coat over the older one?

Dave

[Dorsal]

I believe that will work fine at least it has for me.

[Dave S]

Dave,

That's the beauty of polytone. Just be sure to do a decent job of degreasing/de-waxing first. On the Fiberglas cowl - real easy to watersand the old coat and the old/new coats will melt into each other. Polytone behaves a lot like lacquer - very easy to work with on a re-do like you are planning.

[t j]

Poilytone will not stick to fiberglass. If your old polytone is coming off the fiberglass because it was applied without a tacky epoxy primer coat underneath it, it will continue to do this and take the new coat with it.

[Dave S]

Dave r,

If any doubts about your particular application or unique situation the best written authority is the book that Poly Fiber prints titled "How To Cover An Aircraft Using the Poly-Fiber System" Although it says covering - it discusses all aspects of their product uses including painting, re-painting, renovation, etc. on all surfaces.

see http://www.polyfiber.com/info/index.htm for a description of the book

Their basic web address is http://www.polyfiber.com/ Lots of info on line (it's reasonably priced)

Their dealer network can be found at http://www.polyfiber.com/where/index.htm

I have found that you can contact a dealer and they are more than happy to help you with specific questions regarding the use of their products. A lot of their dealers are product users and aircraft repair folks too.

[Dravenelle]

Thanks for your help