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Old 03-13-2017, 08:57 AM   #15
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Re: Painting Hard Top (SMC)

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Originally Posted by stangtjk View Post
I need to redo my top and fix some cracks here and there. I know you should use epoxy resin for the glass work because the polly won't stick but what about the raptor liner? Will it stick to the bare smc or should it be primed with an epoxy primer first? I've got a raptor kit setting in my garage that I bought a few years ago to do a truck bed which never happened. Hope it's still usable. Not sure what the shelf life is on that stuff.
For the repairs U-pol makes a specific SMC filler. I would visit a boat store and look for a two part epoxy for repairing cracks. West system makes good products. I did bedliner on bare and clean SMC, it sticks very well.
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