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Seam paint crackage
Posted: 30 Oct 2012, 11:41
by jamesandtheopenroad
Got some cracks appearing in the new paint work in some of the seams - I'm guessing where the van flexes - but I want to try and prevent water ingress.
Is there anything I can use that's a bit more permanent that Tooley's Crack Cure? Some sort of flexible clear epoxy resin?
Thanks
Re: Seam paint crackage
Posted: 30 Oct 2012, 18:07
by jamesandtheopenroad
Or a urethane clear coat or similar?
Any ideas?
Re: Seam paint crackage
Posted: 30 Oct 2012, 18:20
by B.A Eauty
I have that problem, van voing back to the bloke who painted it cause he did it wrong.
Re: Seam paint crackage
Posted: 31 Oct 2012, 17:57
by koendd
in stead of using hardener in the 2pack paint you should use "softener". It allows the paint to flex along with the body of the van

Re: Seam paint crackage
Posted: 31 Oct 2012, 21:22
by kevtherev
use canuba wax till you can fix it
Re: Seam paint crackage
Posted: 31 Oct 2012, 23:24
by jamesandtheopenroad
Thanks kids.
Re: Seam paint crackage
Posted: 01 Nov 2012, 13:01
by AdrianC
koendd wrote:in stead of using hardener in the 2pack paint you should use "softener". It allows the paint to flex along with the body of the van

Is the root cause of the problem that the paint's cracked, or is the problem that the seam sealer behind the paint has cracked? The paint should just be "prettification", not actually doing the job of sealing the seams.
Re: Seam paint crackage
Posted: 01 Nov 2012, 20:34
by koendd
well I don't mean spray the whole van with 2pack paint with softener, just the seams after you've sealed them.
My kadett was repainted for 2 weeks and paint on the seems of the front fender cracked because it doesn't flex...