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- Chub
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Ppppppppaint
Hi
Is there a fluro orange paint that is simple to apply ie; minimal prep, that bonds to ptfe well?
Cheers chaps
Is there a fluro orange paint that is simple to apply ie; minimal prep, that bonds to ptfe well?
Cheers chaps
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- Jack Pike
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Re: Ppppppppaint
You might struggle to get the paint to stick on ptfe. You could try a nail varnish but it might chip off in time.
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Re: Ppppppppaint
PTFE is super slick, so you're going to struggle to find anything that will bond to it well without surface prep.
I'd try keying thoroughly with high grit sandpaper, followed by rattle can enamel primer and fluoro orange. It would then need a topcoat of something for durability - ideally epoxy. It's for indicators of some kind, I presume?
I'd try keying thoroughly with high grit sandpaper, followed by rattle can enamel primer and fluoro orange. It would then need a topcoat of something for durability - ideally epoxy. It's for indicators of some kind, I presume?
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Re: Ppppppppaint
Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24 2023 11:54 -Yeah esp bobbins Steve, I've ordered a can of fluro spray paint, because there were no replies. But I figured it might not bond so may just leave them white, unless there is a fluro large dia shrink tubePTFE is super slick, so you're going to struggle to find anything that will bond to it well without surface prep.
I'd try keying thoroughly with high grit sandpaper, followed by rattle can enamel primer and fluoro orange. It would then need a topcoat of something for durability - ideally epoxy. It's for indicators of some kind, I presume?
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Re: Ppppppppaint
AndyOBrien wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24 2023 20:01 -Not fluoro, but how about a real pike pattern bobbin. Not hi-viz, but they'd be quite coolSteve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24 2023 11:54 -Yeah esp bobbins Steve, I've ordered a can of fluro spray paint, because there were no replies. But I figured it might not bond so may just leave them white, unless there is a fluro large dia shrink tubePTFE is super slick, so you're going to struggle to find anything that will bond to it well without surface prep.
I'd try keying thoroughly with high grit sandpaper, followed by rattle can enamel primer and fluoro orange. It would then need a topcoat of something for durability - ideally epoxy. It's for indicators of some kind, I presume?
https://www.jigskinz.com/product-page/pike-8-pack
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- Chub
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Re: Ppppppppaint
Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24 2023 20:08 -I only want them orange for vis, if not I'd leave them white lol. However, this could be the answer:AndyOBrien wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24 2023 20:01 -Not fluoro, but how about a real pike pattern bobbin. Not hi-viz, but they'd be quite coolSteve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24 2023 11:54 -Yeah esp bobbins Steve, I've ordered a can of fluro spray paint, because there were no replies. But I figured it might not bond so may just leave them white, unless there is a fluro large dia shrink tubePTFE is super slick, so you're going to struggle to find anything that will bond to it well without surface prep.
I'd try keying thoroughly with high grit sandpaper, followed by rattle can enamel primer and fluoro orange. It would then need a topcoat of something for durability - ideally epoxy. It's for indicators of some kind, I presume?
https://www.jigskinz.com/product-page/pike-8-pack
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Re: Ppppppppaint
Worth a go
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- Chub
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Re: Ppppppppaint
Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24 2023 20:14 -I'll let you know, only cheap if it doesn't workWorth a go
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Re: Ppppppppaint
Bucks Andy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24 2023 11:35 -CheersYou might struggle to get the paint to stick on ptfe. You could try a nail varnish but it might chip off in time.
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Re: Ppppppppaint
I used normal spray paint in Ducati red as that’s what I had lying around.
Several mist coats and left a day between each
Then 2 good coats
Was plenty hi viz enough and worked well
Several mist coats and left a day between each
Then 2 good coats
Was plenty hi viz enough and worked well
That Perkins !!!
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Re: Ppppppppaint
Carlperkins wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25 2023 22:38 -Didn't chip off? On ptfe?I used normal spray paint in Ducati red as that’s what I had lying around.
Several mist coats and left a day between each
Then 2 good coats
Was plenty hi viz enough and worked well
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Re: Ppppppppaint
AndyOBrien wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23 2023 12:16 -Hi
Is there a fluro orange paint that is simple to apply ie; minimal prep, that bonds to ptfe well?
Cheers chaps
Sorry for the delayed reply.
I use girlie nail varnish, although most of it is a derivative of lacquer. A gentle abrade with 200grit wet&dry, a single coat of Dulux one-coat undercoat and a single layer of whatever takes your fancy.
The best can be found in shops specialising in Goth makeup! Cheapest is the Chinese stuff, at around £1 a pot, it all keeps forever if you remember to screw the top down tight.
Put it on right and it doesn't chip.
Pic to show mine. The white stuff in the little pot is undercoat.
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- Chub
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Re: Ppppppppaint
Mike J wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26 2023 17:40 -Just sprayed them perkins told me tooAndyOBrien wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23 2023 12:16 -Hi
Is there a fluro orange paint that is simple to apply ie; minimal prep, that bonds to ptfe well?
Cheers chaps
Sorry for the delayed reply.
I use girlie nail varnish, although most of it is a derivative of lacquer. A gentle abrade with 200grit wet&dry, a single coat of Dulux one-coat undercoat and a single layer of whatever takes your fancy.
The best can be found in shops specialising in Goth makeup! Cheapest is the Chinese stuff, at around £1 a pot, it all keeps forever if you remember to screw the top down tight.
Put it on right and it doesn't chip.
Pic to show mine. The white stuff in the little pot is undercoat.
8663DF4D-B3FD-499A-8D09-567FE605CCEF.jpeg
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Re: Ppppppppaint
AndyOBrien wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26 2023 18:11 -Mike J wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26 2023 17:40 -Just sprayed them perkins told me tooAndyOBrien wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23 2023 12:16 -Hi
Is there a fluro orange paint that is simple to apply ie; minimal prep, that bonds to ptfe well?
Cheers chaps
Sorry for the delayed reply.
I use girlie nail varnish, although most of it is a derivative of lacquer. A gentle abrade with 200grit wet&dry, a single coat of Dulux one-coat undercoat and a single layer of whatever takes your fancy.
The best can be found in shops specialising in Goth makeup! Cheapest is the Chinese stuff, at around £1 a pot, it all keeps forever if you remember to screw the top down tight.
Put it on right and it doesn't chip.
Pic to show mine. The white stuff in the little pot is undercoat.
8663DF4D-B3FD-499A-8D09-567FE605CCEF.jpeg
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Coulda saved a few bob but never mind, its something for when the spray chips off
Seriously Perks is usually on the money
as long as its your round
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'No Man Ever Fishes The Same River Twice, .... For It Is Not The Same River, .... And He Is Not The Same Man' Heraclitus of Ephesus
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- Chub
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Re: Ppppppppaint
Mike J wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26 2023 18:23 -Might work, if not I'll go nail varnish, cheersAndyOBrien wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26 2023 18:11 -Mike J wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26 2023 17:40 -Just sprayed them perkins told me tooAndyOBrien wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23 2023 12:16 -Hi
Is there a fluro orange paint that is simple to apply ie; minimal prep, that bonds to ptfe well?
Cheers chaps
Sorry for the delayed reply.
I use girlie nail varnish, although most of it is a derivative of lacquer. A gentle abrade with 200grit wet&dry, a single coat of Dulux one-coat undercoat and a single layer of whatever takes your fancy.
The best can be found in shops specialising in Goth makeup! Cheapest is the Chinese stuff, at around £1 a pot, it all keeps forever if you remember to screw the top down tight.
Put it on right and it doesn't chip.
Pic to show mine. The white stuff in the little pot is undercoat.
8663DF4D-B3FD-499A-8D09-567FE605CCEF.jpeg
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Coulda saved a few bob but never mind, its something for when the spray chips off
Seriously Perks is usually on the money
as long as its your round
.
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- Gudgeon
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Re: Ppppppppaint
I’ve managed to spray ptfe bobbins with standard spray paint in the past and it’s never chipped off.
I gave them a blast in a sandblaster at work before painting then primed and sprayed fluro straight over
I gave them a blast in a sandblaster at work before painting then primed and sprayed fluro straight over
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- Chub
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Re: Ppppppppaint
Davecott83 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27 2023 14:30 -I've sprayed mine now and they look OK to be honestI’ve managed to spray ptfe bobbins with standard spray paint in the past and it’s never chipped off.
I gave them a blast in a sandblaster at work before painting then primed and sprayed fluro straight over