Can ABS Plastic Be Skinned?


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Rich in Vancouver
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Hello, This is my first post and of course it is a newby question.

I am hoping to skin a part made of ABS plastic and would rather not have it melt into

a shapeless blob. Would the black skinning basecoat be safe to use on ABS?

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Rich

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Rich in Vancouver
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Thanks for the information Matt. The surface is already textured so rather than smooth it as I

originally intended I will key it instead.

Worse comes to worst I will take a mould from the part and make a proper carbon fibre copy.

(Which would be a better solution just a bit more involved!)
GO

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