abs protection

[ELGOTTO]

What kind of paint do you use to cover the areas on the Royalex where the vinyl has been rubbed off? I mostly see something that looks like black paint being used although it looks a little thicker than paint.
Thanks

[ezwater]

You're seeing black ABS dissolved in acetone and then painted on. Some put on multiple layers thick enough to provide some structural restoration. I haven't tried it. Someone will come along and describe the sloppy details.

[yarnellboat]

The ABS-acetone slurry is used more for when the whole boat has worn away, it's overkill for worn vinyl.

Any plastics paint will do a decent temp job to re-cover the ABS. Around here "Krylon" seems to be a common brand, but most hardware stores probably have a can of paint that you copuld use to paint plastics.

Note that it does wear off again faster than the vinyl coating would, so if you're really concerned about every bit of ABS that shows through, you'll need to re-paint regularly.

Pat.

[ELGOTTO]

The plastics paint sounds like what I need since the wear on my boat is minimal. Yeah the boats I have seen the thicker stuff on are usually in pretty bad shape. Thanks for the info.

[mattm]

I don't see how ABS slurry is overkill. I have some mixed up in a mason jar, and using a cheap brush, paint it on easier than spraying Krylon. As far as Krylon, I've found the Red clogs easily, which is why all my boats are turning green...with black racing stripes
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[clarion]

I use JB Weld. It sticks well and provides abrasion resistance.

[PAC]

Folks just reminded me recently of Legos (abs) in Acetone for working up the surry, verse the black. Multiple colors can be use to mix up a match (teal, etc). works well and better protection then just paint for the longer period. Apply multiple light coats for best protection. If the boat is not getting much use paint would be easier, just comes off quicker on rocky runs.

[sbroam]

PC-7 works, too.

[rainfoot]

What is the recipe to come up with teal? How many green/blue/etc. legos are needed to do a decent match job??

[PAC]

No set match ratio that I know of. I think it depends on how faded the boat is.

I had to try 2x to get it right but now its pretty darn close. I add too much green at first. So the ratio is more a number of white, a few blue and then a green or two. Depenancies are size of mix your working with (Acetone and evap off), size of legos used (the reg 8 pin size verses 4 pin), how faded the legos are themselves, etc.

Once I got that match (in a glass mason jar) I have enough of it and let it sit on the self for future use (along jars with some blue, some red and of course black).

I might have to add more Acetone to reactive the mix but I have the color I want. Hopefully the self life is that of legos themselves. We'll have to see on that one.

PS: Thanks to Scott B for reminding me of the process.

[solo_konoe]

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-K

[2opnboat1]

good many folks are using paint on truck bed liner, a few good thin coats and its done the spray paint it and head to a creek to scrap the paint off. The truck bed liner is not going anywhere at least not fast