Stock tape and fresh paint

[Bc'z]

Getting ready to refresh a BR stock for a member this is what I found, and I've always known to be true.

If you put stock tape on a fresh paint job.
"YOU WILL TRAP SOLVENTS ", and can instigate a delamination.
When I peeled the tape off this stock the paint came with it, and I could smell the sicky sweet solvents that have been trapped for God only knows how long.

So a word to the wise.
If you must use stock tape on a freshly painted stock you might want to wait a month or so before applying to let the film build breath.
Let's face it you spent good money on your build plus the cost of a paint job....
Another month of patience ain't gonna kill you.

 

[caihlen]

Huh. Ain’t that something. Thanks for that brother. Learn something new every day.

 

[Hntndad]

This has been another public service announcement brought to you by our resident solvent sniffer.

 

[tmwinds]

The tape feels like sandpaper compared to your paint job.

 

[Shooter13]

Man, somebody was Pi&&ed!

 

[Bc'z]

Man, somebody was Pi&&ed!

It just made my job a little easier, 6" of paint I dont have to remove with elbow grease. Lol stock is in a rough state so to speak, definitely in need of the makeover its fixin to receive.

 

[Thud]

Dang,
I wonder whose stock that is.

 

[Bc'z]

Dang,
I wonder whose stock that is.

I ain't saying. Lol
After a couple few weeks of dry time, I recommend a ceramic spray wax.
After long conversations with a buddy and his observations of reviews and costs....
Turtle Wax spray on ceramic coating is cheaper and has best performance.

 

[jvw2008]

I’m guessing this is still something you don’t want to put on until all the solvents have dissipated. Yes?

 

[Bc'z]

I’m guessing this is still something you don’t want to put on until all the solvents have dissipated. Yes?

Correct that's why a suggested a couple few weeks of dry time.
It was your recommendation of the mothers ceramic coating that you applied to your stocks that got me looking into these products.
I believe you said "Its almost to slick in the bags".

 

[newbieshooter]

I ain't saying. Lol
After a couple few weeks of dry time, I recommend a ceramic spray wax.
After long conversations with a buddy and his observations of reviews and costs....
Turtle Wax spray on ceramic coating is cheaper and has best performance.

+1. Been using ceramic coating for a while now…

 

[kvd]

It takes a good while for even volatile solvents like methyl ethyl ketone to flash off. Even if a coating was force air dried in an oven so that it was not tacky to the touch, the standard practice in the aircraft business was to wait 7 days after oven drying before testing primer and topcoat adhesion with tape.

 

[JFrank]

+1. Been using ceramic coating for a while now…

I started using ceramic as well although I find the best results are after a wipe down with alcohol

 

[Sandstorm]

Just a smidge of Caranuba for me...Its already slick enough and I use Teflon powder in my bagg's.

 

[mercs430]

This has been another public service announcement brought to you by our resident solvent sniffer.

Hehe