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03-21-2015, 01:03 PM
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paper or plastic?
which do you guys prefer? Have to mask off the freshly painted floor/trunk in my chevelle now that I am moving on to final paint. So I'm taking a poll:
paper or plastic? and which kind/brand [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] thanks
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03-21-2015, 01:58 PM
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Re: paper or plastic?
I would use paper since various types of plastic are vulnerable to the solvent out-gassing of the freshly painted floors. It could result in the plastic melting to the floors in spots.
You don't want to have to redo the whole thing over again, once again. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]
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03-21-2015, 03:13 PM
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Re: paper or plastic?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would use paper since various types of plastic are vulnerable to the solvent out-gassing of the freshly painted floors. It could result in the plastic melting to the floors in spots.
You don't want to have to redo the whole thing over again, once again. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] </div></div> AND don't use newspaper -- get paper used by pro body shops to mask off surfaces .. will not bleed through.
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03-21-2015, 03:48 PM
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Re: paper or plastic?
3M sheet made for auto paint is pretty inexpensive and saves a ton of time on large areas.
Jason
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03-21-2015, 03:53 PM
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Re: paper or plastic?
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03-21-2015, 06:04 PM
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Re: paper or plastic?
We used the 3M plastic. Sure goes on fast.
 
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03-21-2015, 06:14 PM
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Re: paper or plastic?
I don't know what material the plastic sheeting is but I had a bad experience years ago when a body shop covered the brand new convertible top on my Z11 with plastic sheet and then accidentally left a rag that had solvent residue on top of the plastic. The fumes permeated through through the plastic material and ruined the grain on the convertible top. The shop had to pay to replace the brand new top.
I imagine that the same thing would have happened if paper was used as well, but the plastic seemed to react violently with the solvent, turning into a goo that ate up the top.
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03-21-2015, 08:36 PM
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Re: paper or plastic?
That doesn't sound like the plastic was a bad idea; it was just a mistake by a tech. I doubt there would be an issue unless paint was sprayed directly on it.
Verne
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