Monday 7 October 2013

New for old Dorade vent cowls

Will this work I thought? or will we end up with wasted plastic? as ever there was only one way to find out.


Do not try the hand roller and foam refill method, I did and ended up with a real mess and lots of bubbles.

These have been in the sun and weather for about fourteen years now, after spray painting they are nearly as good as new? in fact, the plastic is now protected from UV and while the paint may dull over time, the plastic is now quite safe from the elements.


They were spray painted (low pressure, high feed) with twin pack DK type auto paints, as long as the surface is clean you will not require a primer?


The original question was would the DK auto paints attack the moulded plastic, we now know the answer is no.

How cheap and easy was that!

Roy