Fabric Tip Friday - 02 Sanding Before Painting

[@tedfarwell9812]

Thanks for posting the Friday tips. Much useful information.

[@ColeAviation]

Fantastic information my brother. 😁👍🏼

[@wreckum56]

And a lot of people think that if it starts peeling off like that all you have to do is keep peeling to clean it nope,it doesn’t work that way usually little pieces of paint will adhere to it and then you really have a mess I had that happen on some snake oil primer once and it is not any fun at all cleaning it off.

[@robbiestaton604]

Yes, having it work in some places makes it a mess!!

[@PDZ1122]

I've worked with most fabric systems and I find that lack of adhesion a bit disturbing. I know sanding prior to your top coat is always a good idea but it seems this type of paint is totally dependent on that. With the Polyfiber system, each layer literally melts into the previous one and that separation never happens. I've seen factory applied urethane finishes peel off like that too. All because people are obsessed with a super shiny finish. Not knocking your system, each to their own.

[@airtechcoatings]

Thanks for the comment. Actually if applied with in a time window it ( chemically) adheres but I am always cautious and want to be on the safe side with customers on the other end that I am not sure is following instructions correct. I have used all the systems as well and yes, some of the poly fiber systems , melt together. But that's because the are affected by M.E.K . Their Ranthane, and aerothane tops act like ours ,in the sense if you are recoating a cured area, you need the mechanical bond, but that's where the chemical resistance comes to play. The obsession with the shiny finish is always achieved with not having to recoat, its just that a lot of time an untrained person will get some form of orange peel or something and color sand is the way that they can achieve the look they want. that's why I do the videos to help clear it up for them . thanks