sprayable polyester
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From: Texas
sprayable polyester
Has anyone used the sprayable polyester for your primer surfacer? If so,what brand? Was it applied directly over the bare fiberglass like a gel coat which is also a polyester product? Did you have troubles in the door jamb areas of filling in too much?? THANKS! :flag
Melting Slicks
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From: Pleasant Grove AL
Re: sprayable polyester (vettnut)
About 30 years ago, I saved a 58 from the scrapyard with sprayable polyeaster called "Featherfill". I believe it is still available. Good stuff. Hard to sand by hand.
Instructor
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From: Waukegan,Il,USA
Re: sprayable polyester (vettnut)
I haven't personally used it but I hear Evercoat's Slick Sand is the one to use today. I do have a brochure that says something about sanding it within 8 hours or so.
Regards, Bob L.
Regards, Bob L.
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From: Milford, MI
Re: sprayable polyester (M.Y.Freak)
I just used that Evercoat slick sand recently and it is AWESOME!! I stripped my 66 down, and even though I didn't go all the way through the gel coat, there will still be minor fiberglass hairs etc... I used a gallon of the stuff and got about 3 or 4 good thick coats on the car and boy is it THICK! It is kinda like spraying on a thin coat of body filler. It sands real easy and blocks out the wrinkles really nice. I would highly reccomend it. I also bought that spray on gel coat from Zips, but never used it. I have heard it is more tricky to use, and doesn't sand out as nice.
good luck!
Matt :cheers:
good luck!
Matt :cheers:
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Re: sprayable polyester (vettnut)
vettnut:
I have used Slick Sand and Featherfill and prefer Slick Sand. There have been many posts about the polyester primers on: http://www.autobodystore.com . This an auto body/painting website that has a very active forum that you can search for all types of good tips on automotive painting, mostly information on repairing metal bodies but quite a bit of fiberglass stuff also.
Charles
Charles
I have used Slick Sand and Featherfill and prefer Slick Sand. There have been many posts about the polyester primers on: http://www.autobodystore.com . This an auto body/painting website that has a very active forum that you can search for all types of good tips on automotive painting, mostly information on repairing metal bodies but quite a bit of fiberglass stuff also.
Charles
Charles
Burning Brakes
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Re: sprayable polyester (cbernhardt)
I'll chime in with the second thumbs up for the website Charles mentioned. He told me about it a few months back and it is really useful! Thanks Charles! :cheers:
- Mike Greene
- Mike Greene
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From: Annapolis MD
Re: sprayable polyester (vettnut)
We used slick sand over the bare fiberglass surface when we painted the 65 and it was very easy to sand by hand. My cousin who painted the car swears by the stuff and claims it makes a great medium in which to shape and sharpen the lines of the car.
I did not have any major issues because of the high build aspect of the product. Before we went past the slick sand stage I went around the car and broke the stuff off of a lot of surfaces like the heads of the bolts that hold the door hinges to the body. That stuff is so thick any bolts you covered with it are no longer the size they were. You also have to go through every threaded hole that was exposed with a tap to clear all the junk out.
It made for a nice flat surface to lay the paint on and now time and miles will tell how durable the stuff is. I am of course hoping for the best! :thumbs:
Andy B
I did not have any major issues because of the high build aspect of the product. Before we went past the slick sand stage I went around the car and broke the stuff off of a lot of surfaces like the heads of the bolts that hold the door hinges to the body. That stuff is so thick any bolts you covered with it are no longer the size they were. You also have to go through every threaded hole that was exposed with a tap to clear all the junk out.
It made for a nice flat surface to lay the paint on and now time and miles will tell how durable the stuff is. I am of course hoping for the best! :thumbs:
Andy B
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From: Texas
Re: sprayable polyester (Andy B)
Thanks for the info! I used some featherfill years ago and found it hard to sand. I used Spieshecker products on my 57 6 years ago, but didn't use their sprayable polyester. I am a big Evercoat fan. I will definately check out this slick sand product. :yesnod:
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