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Applying the cp overlay after paint: how long to wait?

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thatitalian:


--- Quote from: Blanka on August 14, 2008, 03:25:19 am ---Just wait a whole week. Then the paint is really tough. How many weeks are in the cab up till now? Guess one more is no problem? And for use you need the whole cab to have hardened out, not only the part under the CPO.

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Exactly!

Plus the kids waiting will just enhance the experience even more! Just like Christmas! ;D

TheShanMan:

I'm not painting the rest of the cab. All original Centipede, in pretty good condition. And the cab has been fully functional for many months now, so this is actually like taking candy away from a baby. ;) OK, you've got me leaning towards Saturday morning instead of Friday night - an extra half day. But it will probably take more convincing to make me wait more than 3 1/2 days.

I do appreciate everyone's input, BTW - it has all been helpful!

Ginsu Victim:

You could do it Friday night or Saturday morning. Either of those should be fine.

Chadwick:

This is a very subjective question you are asking.  Proper surface prep (sand/prime/sand/paint) is going to be a bigger factor than anything else.  IF you did your surface prep correctly, 24 hours is plenty of time to cure for Krylon spray paint before putting your CPO on.


TheShanMan:

I actually thought the adhesive on the CPO was going to be stickier. Installation went great, including a little bit of peeling back and re-applying. I have swappable panels, and I figured the inner part of my panel (the part that's actually swappable) would be easier to apply so I only let those parts cure for a day. No problem there either, including a little peeling back.

So in retrospect I wholeheartedly agree with Chadwick's advice.

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