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Post by lollygagger on Sept 25, 2019 8:29:56 GMT
I would like to fit my windows but be able to remove them next year without damaging the new paint. Reason being I'm an arse, added too much thinners on the last coat and it's not shiny enough.
Experimental fitting earlier found the tape bonded to the paint, which would be good if I didn't want to yake them out next year.
Vaseline (white grease) is petroleum based so that won't be good.
Silicon grease maybe? My only reservation with this comes from car painting where silicon is the devil itself causing big problems, but maybe I could successfully remove it?
Any other suggestions gratefully received.
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 25, 2019 8:35:09 GMT
I would like to fit my windows but be able to remove them next year without damaging the new paint. Reason being I'm an arse, added too much thinners on the last coat and it's not shiny enough. Experimental fitting earlier found the tape bonded to the paint, which would be good if I didn't want to yake them out next year. Vaseline (white grease) is petroleum based so that won't be good. Silicon grease maybe? My only reservation with this comes from car painting where silicon is the devil itself causing big problems, but maybe I could successfully remove it? Any other suggestions gratefully received. My suggestion would be to use closed cell foam tape that has adhesive only on one side. 2mm thick when uncompressed. This is what I have done with our windows recently and it seems very successful. If I want to remove a window I just undo the screws and lift it off. If have put the sticky side of the tape on the hull, but I guess there would be no reason not to put it on the window. The only additional thing I did was to inset the foam by 5 mm or so, and put a thin bead of sikaflex around the outside just to make a tidy finish. Probably not necessary if you stuck the foam tape to the window and had it go neatly right up to the edge. Edit: re-reading it perhaps you are saying that the foam tape stuck to the paint even though it wasn’t the adhesive side? In which case ignore the above! |
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Post by lollygagger on Sept 25, 2019 9:05:06 GMT
Yes indeed, the non-sticky side bonded to the paint even after a week of drying. I'm sure this wouldn't happen if the paint had long enough to harden. Your 5mm wide sealed gap should ensure your windows are now impossible to remove!
The windows have now been out for 17 days since last coat of paint which I'd hope is long enough but I would rather have a belt and braces coat of some kind of grease.
It might hep to wax the paint where the tape sits, or both wax and grease?
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 25, 2019 9:08:43 GMT
Yes indeed, the non-sticky side bonded to the paint even after a week of drying. I'm sure this wouldn't happen if the paint had long enough to harden. The windows have now been out for 17 days since last coat of paint which I'd hope is long enough but I would rather have a belt and braces coat of some kind of grease. It might hep to wax the paint where the tape sits, or both wax and grease? Ok well we’re into unknown territory as far as my experience goes, but how about some release agent (used in glass fibre moulding). This is a thin latex solution that dries (fairly quickly) to leave a thin film of latex. You could paint it on the tape, let it set (an hour or so), then put the windows back in. No idea if it would work though, but at least it doesn’t involve silicones! |
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Post by samsam on Sept 25, 2019 10:20:56 GMT
Talc? Wax? Cling film?
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Post by brummieboy on Sept 26, 2019 21:54:00 GMT
Why do you plan to take them out next year? Apart from one that got broken, all mine have been in for 30 years. Repainting has never been a problem. It must have been painted well in the first place.
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Post by lollygagger on Sept 27, 2019 6:57:47 GMT
Why do you plan to take them out next year? Apart from one that got broken, all mine have been in for 30 years. Repainting has never been a problem. It must have been painted well in the first place. Neater job with the windows out and easier to both prep and paint. Also I've painted the window frames with "Rustoleum Universal" paint and though it claims to be suitable for aluminium I'm wary of sticking masking tape to it. International say Silicon grease should be OK with their paint so I have some on order. |
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