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Old 06-14-2010 | 06:54 PM
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JPMacG
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Default RE: twin

Just a note on the covering and trim...... recently manufactured Twinstars are apparently covered in Monokote. I purchased mine form Tower in January 2010 and I believe it to be Monokote. When the Twinstar arrived the trim was barely holding on. I could lift up an edge with my finger nail and peel the trim off.

I sealed down the trim using Monokote Trim Solvent. I got a small artists paint brush and painted trim solvent along the edges of the trim, overlapping the trim and the base monokote. The solvent wicks into the trim line and creates a very robust bond. I painted it on and just let it sit for 24 hours to dry. Then I wiped up the little bit of color bleed using acetone. After doing this I can pick at the trim with my fingernail as hard as I want and it will not come up. I think the base monokote would tear before the trim came off.