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Re: Update: successful test!
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 10/10/2012, 12:44 pm
In Response To: Re: Update: successful test! (Malcolm Schweizer)

: The epoxy stuck so amazingly well to the outside of the stripes,
: and the glue is so thin, I am betting it will work just fine if
: I put it on with the epoxy still tacky, but I am going to do a
: test to be sure. I really love the look of the pinstripes. These
: are the ones with a thicker top stripe and a narrow bottom
: stripe. The gold looks just like paint. The material is so thin
: it's like one coat of paint thickness.

The adhesive on pinstriping tape is not very aggressive and it has zero structural strength. It won't matter whether the epoxy is tacky or not, because you're going to have a layer of adhesive between the epoxy and the vinyl and the epoxy won't dissolve it. Even if you removed the adhesive from the tape, the vinyl itself has little structural strength. If you're doing this in an area that's purely cosmetic, it should be fine, but if it's in a stuctural area, I'd say you're making a mistake as you will weaken the structure.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Glassing over automotive pinstripes
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/8/2012, 11:50 am
Re: Epoxy: Glassing over automotive pinstripes
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/8/2012, 11:53 am
Re: Epoxy: Glassing over automotive pinstripes *PIC*
dave g -- 10/8/2012, 1:11 pm
Update: successful test!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/8/2012, 7:22 pm
Re: Update: successful test!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/8/2012, 8:14 pm
Re: Update: successful test!
Marc Upchurch -- 10/8/2012, 10:03 pm
Re: Update: successful test!
ancient kayaker -- 10/9/2012, 4:40 pm
Re: Update: successful test!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/9/2012, 10:57 pm
Re: Update: successful test!
Brian Nystrom -- 10/10/2012, 12:44 pm
Re: Update: successful test!
wysedav -- 10/10/2012, 6:00 pm
Re: Update: successful test!
Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2012, 1:18 am
Re: Update: successful test!
wysedav -- 10/11/2012, 7:52 am
Re: Update: successful test!
Robert l -- 10/11/2012, 11:04 am
Re: Update: successful test!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/11/2012, 12:16 pm