Foil painting

   My once white foils have now had a few dinks and donks repaired with epoxy - any recommendations for paint for a quick re-spray? I was thinking about a standard car paint aerosol.

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timeintheboat Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 615	Post Options Post Reply Quote timeintheboat Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Foil painting Posted: 28 Jun 07 at 11:08am
	My once white foils have now had a few dinks and donks repaired with epoxy - any recommendations for paint for a quick re-spray? I was thinking about a standard car paint aerosol.
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6660	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 07 at 11:21am
	IME Car paint is too fragile. I'd always shell out for two pot polyurethane from the specialist sailing paint folk.

stuarthop Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Dec 04 Location: Nottingham Online Status: Offline Posts: 1040	Post Options Post Reply Quote stuarthop Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 07 at 2:33pm
	i use car paint out of an arosol and sand it down with fine wet and dry after to make sure its smooth. Foil paint doesnt reallyneed to last longer than 6 months as you will inevitably end up dinging (or snapping ) them anyway.


Merlinboy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169	Post Options Post Reply Quote Merlinboy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 07 at 6:02pm
	I'm with Stu here i have always used car paint and faired it down till itsd silky smooth, you will have to do it more often but hey foils should always be in top condition