[Antennas] Fiberglass Paint

Thu, 8 May 2003 20:25:01 -0400

Dave,

Any paint that does NOT contain metallic pigment or any metallic content
will be suitable for your application.  I've used latex-based outdoor paints
for similar applications such as yours.  If you prefer an oil-based paint,
check the ingredients of Rustoleum paints.  They are among the toughest
outdoor paints, and will work very well for you, providing the paint has no
metallic content.   Several years ago, I painted the weather-worn radome of
a Decibel Products DB-220 vertical with high-gloss white Rustoleum.  It
looks as good as new, and there have been no changes in VSWR.

73, Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Thomas" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 16:13
Subject: [Antennas] Fiberglass Paint

> I need to paint the fiberglass spreaders for a quad I recently obtained.
> They are presently in their manufactured state (never used but 20 years
old)
> and should be protected from UV. I prefer to color them green for
camouflage
> with spray paint(Krylon) from Wal-Mart. I have heard comments as to the
> right and wrong types of paint (another reflector) with respect to it's
> conductive properties. I am not familiar with this problem and wondered if
> anyone else was.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Thomas N4CLR
>
>
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