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| Author: | Andy [ Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Engine bay,bonnet,boot lid and arch sealer |
Whats the best stuff to use to cover over the bare fibreglass inside the engine bay, under the bonnet and boot lid, is there a form of undersealer that sets solid, any help appreciated. |
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| Author: | the other Tim [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Engine bay,bonnet,boot lid and arch sealer |
Andy When i did a lot or glassfibre work on a speedboat i painted the bare fibreglass in the engine bay with resin and some proper colour tint mixed into it. I'm not sure where you'd get it from now though. I cleaned the fibreglass first with acetone and the coloured resin stuck like s**t to a blanket 
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| Author: | Andy [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Engine bay,bonnet,boot lid and arch sealer |
Yeah I thought of that but I was more looking into the epoxy based undersealers in say matt black, that way it should hide a lot of the imperfections etc as well as giving a good hard wearing surface, I been looking at a few on the web but wanted to know what other people have used in the past. |
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| Author: | RaymondH [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Engine bay,bonnet,boot lid and arch sealer |
I bought a tin of Protectakote on ebay but I haven't tried it yet. It's a rubberoid stuff that's meant for things like pick-up truck beds so it should be hard wearing. It comes in different colours and can be overpainted too. |
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| Author: | reddi-eng [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Engine bay,bonnet,boot lid and arch sealer |
the other Tim wrote: Andy When i did a lot or glassfibre work on a speedboat i painted the bare fibreglass in the engine bay with resin and some proper colour tint mixed into it. I'm not sure where you'd get it from now though. I think these guys do the pigments to mix in resin... http://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/Home/tabid/38/Default.aspx |
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| Author: | Pantera2075 [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Engine bay,bonnet,boot lid and arch sealer |
For a cheap easy option, silicone garage floor paint. |
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| Author: | Dino [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Engine bay,bonnet,boot lid and arch sealer |
Must say I've used a cheap Bituminous paint, can't remember who recommended it but it seems to do the job. It dries to a rubbery flexible finish, supposed to reduce star cracking due to stone chips and the like. Came from Screwfix: http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=CSGW1KFC2AUSACSTHZOSFFY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=78388&searchbutton.x=0&searchbutton.y=0&searchbutton=submit |
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| Author: | gtmdriver [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Engine bay,bonnet,boot lid and arch sealer |
Stonechip aerosol is as good as anything I find. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Engine bay,bonnet,boot lid and arch sealer |
I've been told epoxy mastic paint is the bees knees, any experience with this product, (Stonechip aerosol is as good as anything I find) this was my initial feeling of what to use, any specific brand to use or steer clear of? |
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