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RB March 25th 06 07:26 AM

antenna repair
 
After awhile, those fiberglass antennas lose their outer coating and get
really nasty to handle without gloves. If you grab 'em barehanded, you get
a bunch of little fiberglass needles in your hands.

Is there any good stuff to recoat 'em with to tame 'em down a bit? They're
still good insofar as performance goes, just need a coating of some kind to
keep the fiberglass from shedding. Any ideas as to what product might work
best?



Electricky Dicky March 25th 06 08:53 AM

antenna repair
 
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:26:40 -0600, "RB"
wrote:

After awhile, those fiberglass antennas lose their outer coating and get
really nasty to handle without gloves. If you grab 'em barehanded, you get
a bunch of little fiberglass needles in your hands.

Is there any good stuff to recoat 'em with to tame 'em down a bit? They're
still good insofar as performance goes, just need a coating of some kind to
keep the fiberglass from shedding. Any ideas as to what product might work
best?

A length of heatshink tube shrunk down?

Richard

Nb "Pound Eater" Parkend G+S
Please remove your hat when replying

Keith March 25th 06 10:39 AM

antenna repair
 
I just painted mine with polyurethane paint, Interlux I think.


Larry March 25th 06 01:52 PM

antenna repair
 
"RB" wrote in news:ee6Vf.2836$Pe.2174
@bignews6.bellsouth.net:

Any ideas as to what product might work
best?


Gelcoat. Ask the boatyard you just paid a fortune to...(c;


Gordon March 25th 06 04:05 PM

antenna repair
 
Put on your gloves, grab a wad of steel wool and rub it down good. Should
come out smooth with all the glass slivers gone.
Gordon


"RB" wrote in message
...
After awhile, those fiberglass antennas lose their outer coating and get
really nasty to handle without gloves. If you grab 'em barehanded, you

get
a bunch of little fiberglass needles in your hands.

Is there any good stuff to recoat 'em with to tame 'em down a bit?

They're
still good insofar as performance goes, just need a coating of some kind

to
keep the fiberglass from shedding. Any ideas as to what product might

work
best?






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