Hey Jamie,,

Very cool on the home-built glass rudder. I would like to hear your approach on that. Did you make a mold, use a core? What did you do and how exact did the finished product turn out? Uhhh, scratch that, I just re-read your post...I`ll check your website right now.




Aaronhoy,

The clearcoat has nothing to do with the mechanical or chemical bond that forms between the primer and substrate. By thickening up the clearcoat you can temporarily delay the ultimate paint failure by making the actual surface slightly more chip resistent and better "sealed", but, if that primer ain`t anchored/adhered properly to the substrate, I can assure you, it most certainly will start to come off - especially once the first chip or deep scratch occurs - regardless of the clearcoat used.

You do not have to take my word on this - good information abounds on this topic.

Dave