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Title: Plexi Marquee with scratches in white area can i just use white paint to fix ?
Post by: mrclean on September 24, 2008, 05:52:36 pm

Just got a marquee which is plexi and on the back of the art is slight hair line scratches in a white area.. can i use white paint for this ? or what's the best if any solution for fixing the imperfections on the back of a plexi marquee.

Title: Re: Plexi Marquee with scratches in white area can i just use white paint to fix ?
Post by: TheShanMan on September 24, 2008, 05:59:54 pm

I don't know if there's a good solution, but I can tell you that painting those spots is NOT a good idea if it's going to be backlit. The paint you apply will be a different thickness (and probably a different translucency), making those spots obvious when backlit. I can tell you this from experience. :banghead: After that experience, all I've done is use appropriately colored sharpies. Not great, but better than nothing.

Title: Re: Plexi Marquee with scratches in white area can i just use white paint to fix
Post by: Xiaou2 on September 25, 2008, 07:46:41 am

Somewhat risky... but,

 Using a spray based paint (rather than brushing, which lays paint too thick)
sweep from several feet above, in even passes.    Coating the entire marquee
in a very thin mist of white paint.