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timnoyce
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Topic: Carbon Mast Varnish Posted: 18 Aug 09 at 9:51am |
I used some standard one pot black boat paint on my mast last week after I had made 2 become 1 again. Just used it for a week at the nationals and there has been no chipping and seems strong.... oh, and the mast survived after me repairing it so happy days!
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 09 at 10:14am |
Obviously they've never picked up an old windsurfer mast and filled their hands with glass fibres... Its quite suprising how much has eroded after a few years in the sun. Personally I use light coloured paint. You can't tell where varnish has worn off... Edited by JimC |
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tmoore
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 09 at 11:50am |
My top section got a coat of car laquer simply so i didnt get fibres in my hands. Goldspar stuff ordered now as quite a few people have reccomended it. Cheers for the advice people, ill post some pics once its all done and looking new
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Merlinboy
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 09 at 8:57pm |
I sprayed my mast black with Plasticote black enamel, its lasted really well and no problems to report.
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Lukepiewalker
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Aug 09 at 7:18pm |
I went with white paint myself, although something slightly off-white to cut down on glare is worth considering. As Jim says, with paint it is fairly straightforward to find the worn bits. And if you don't have the facilities to deal with two-pack it's ideal.
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Paramedic
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Sep 09 at 7:44pm |
I think the ideal solution is to use a white cellulose primer and then a varnish/laquer over the top. This gives you the hardness of varnish (Toplac is actually quite soft) and the UV proofness of paint. I've done just this on the part of the mast that has my rake settings as i think tape is messy. It would be quite time consuming to do over the whole spar, but would last for ages, easily 4 or 5 years. I used a "powercan" white primer (aerosol) bought from from Jawel paints and international Perfection varnish. |
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craiggo
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Sep 09 at 9:02am |
International Perfection two pot is the way to go, but as with all varnishing or painting the quality of the finish is determined by the preparation.
I re-varnished my mast with two coats last summer and it looks great appart from where the 'tac rag' didnt pick up some of the sanding dust around the gooseneck, and its gone a bit 'milky' in a small patch. When Superspars say dont bother re-varnishing, perhaps its because they want you to buy a new mast off of them! I have seen at least two RS600 superspars masts break through UV degradation and neglect. |
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Jamie600
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Oct 09 at 5:04pm |
Does anyone have any thoughts on using thinned-down epoxy as a varnish? It's only for the lower section of my RS600 mast to make it look pretty, the rest of the mast has been varnished by the last owner but it has flaked off the bottom section and I can't justify buying a whole tin of 2-pack varnish for a two-foot section of mast. |
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JimC
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