Paint cracks on 78 nose cone

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slprime
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Paint cracks on 78 nose cone

Post by slprime » Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:24 am

Hi all - It's getting ready for that time to paint :dance: - but before i do is there any one that
can advise me on what product / primer 1 can use on the front nose cone to stop the paint cracking
over time ? -or can i use - Mipa 2K - Elastic in a 2 k primer ? ??)

Many thanks - steve
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Re: Paint cracks on 78 nose cone

Post by bhm1712 » Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:43 pm

I think the majority of 2nd gens suffer from cracks on the nose cone. I believe that Rocky has found a way to prevent it so I'll leave it for him to answer this one!!
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slprime
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Re: Paint cracks on 78 nose cone

Post by slprime » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:24 pm

Thanks for your reply kev :thumb: - sorry to ask more questions but did you use a plastic adhesion promoter on the nose cone before spraying the primer ?
and do i take it you used the 2k elastic in the primer' if so was it easy to block and sand ?
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Re: Paint cracks on 78 nose cone

Post by slprime » Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:25 am

Many thanks - that's made my mind up on the way I am going to prep it now :thumb:
thanks again - regards Steve
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Re: Paint cracks on 78 nose cone

Post by Rocky » Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:34 pm

Think kev has covered it, but I don't use any adhesion promoter

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Re: Paint cracks on 78 nose cone

Post by Rocky » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:15 am

Not really needed with modern paints but can be used as an extra measure. A lot of the early types had bonding issues.

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