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Old 04-04-2005 | 12:44 PM
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Default Monokote instead of paint on a car?

My team is building a solar powered car and we were considering using Monokote instead of paint. The weight and cost savings would be HUGE, but since none of us have used Monokote before and I have only used Saran Wrap , we don't know how well this would work. There are a few things that I am worried about:

1. Does it hold up well under heat (the car is powered by the sun after all)
2. How difficult would it be to apply it to, say, a football? The front corner of our car is shaped similarly.
3. Are the seams visible when similar colors are overlapping and will the seam pull away under a lot of use?
4. How durable is it? It is a car after all, so it will be bumped and scratched.
5. How well will it attach to fiberglass? I am guessing this wont be a problem, but I want to ask just to make sure.

Also, if you have any tips about its application, feel free to share them.

Thanks in advance
Matt Hatfield