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Old February 12th 11, 07:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Gary Evans[_2_]
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Default Protecting the stripe on Cobra trailers

On Feb 11, 11:20*pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
I've replaced the blue stripe on my Cobra trailer several years ago, but
it's starting to fade again. Has does anyone know how to protect the
stripe from sunlight? "Keep it inside" is not a good option.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)


With the amount of plasticizer added to the material to make it
flexible I would not expect most paints to adhere very long. The
plasticizer loss through migration over time is likely the major cause
of the aging. There are additives for painting over flexible materials
like automotive bumpers but only testing would determine how well it
would work and for how long. In less time than that would take you
could replace the strips. Or you could do it at Parowan on the rain
days.