Chip,

One of our club members painted his fiberglass topped
Cobra. I'll have to ask him what type of paint he
used, but I do remember him telling me that he used
a roller.

It doesn't look too bad!

No, it's not a 'sprayed on' look, but for the money,
it's not bad.

And if you like a 'Pimp My Ride' trailer, ol' H2O has
a good start. I believe he's got 17' 5-spoke alu
alloy wheels with what looks like 40 series rim protectors
(tires) on his Cobra.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

At 12:54 19 July 2006, wrote:
An amazing (to me) amount of interest in refreshing
faded vinyl trim
strips indicates pilots are serious about making their
[gliders'] rides
look good. But what about the trailer itself? My 14-year-old
glass-top
Cobra has a few cracks, nicks, etc., that will require
work this
winter. Matching the existing gel coat looks tough.
And I'd rather save
my refinishing money for the glider itself some day.
So what's been the
experience repairing/refinishing/painting German glass-top
trailers?

Chip Bearden
ASW 24 'JB'