Carbon mast varnish

   Grass fiber. I havent tried petrol - I also havent used a sharp blade to cut it off as opposed to scrape it off - will give it a try and let you know!

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light Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 09 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote light Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Carbon mast varnish Posted: 13 Jul 05 at 12:43pm
	Grass fiber. I havent tried petrol - I also havent used a sharp blade to cut it off as opposed to scrape it off - will give it a try and let you know!

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	Scrape it off and then rub the area with acetone prior to fitting the replacement. Try to use less aggressive liquids than petrol, try turps substitute or paint thinner first?
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	When I replaced the progrip on my 29er recently, I found that good ld white spirit took th glue off fairly well.
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KnightMare Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1682	Post Options Post Reply Quote KnightMare Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jul 05 at 9:04pm
	yeah before u stick the new stuff back on clean it with something like nail varnish remover.


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	nail varnish remover is acetone
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	3M adhesive remover, best product out there, keep blades well away you will end up scratching your boat and making a mess, petrol, again make a big mess

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	Oh thanks for the advice about petrol. I thought it would be less damaging than acetone. I would have thought acetone was about the very worse thing you could put on glassfibre. Acetone = smells like pear drops = nail varnish remover

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Guest Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 21 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guest Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 05 at 5:30pm
	Varnish your mast with a single pack polyurathane varnish (international Goldspar I think is best). Put it on very thin otherwise it will take ages to go off. Your mast will look like new. Rick

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	Evostik make a glue remover (little red tins in your local hardware store) which gets sail number glue off, so I would imagine it would do progrip glue too. Doesn't damage gelcoat, but will remove spray paint. BTW, nail varnish remover is cellulose thinners, not acetone.