Paint on a fiberglass hood?

[Harlow]

I've been thinking about putting a six pack hood on my Satellite but I had a question. If I paint the hood, since its semi flexible, will is bend and crack the paint? Has anyone done this? Got any pictures?

[tan top]

what ever paint manufacture you are going to use , they will have a  flexible additive for the top coat   & the correct primers .   don't put the paint on too heavy , or more coats than you need ,as the extra thickness of paint is more susceptible to cracking especially on  flexable fiberglass & plastics .

[dads_69]

You can use the same paint that you would use for your cars body for your hood. Using a flex additive only slows the curing process down for handling parts more less. You really don't need a flex additive for your fiberglass hood. Apply the same amount of coats on your hood as you would on your car. 3 coats base/3 coats clear or 3 to 4 coats of single stage, which ever you use.
Mark

[tan top]

You can use the same paint that you would use for your cars body for your hood. Using a flex additive only slows the curing process down for handling parts more less. You really don't need a flew additive for your fiberglass hood. Apply the same amount of coats on your hood as you would on your car. 3 coats base/3 coats clear or 3 to 4 coats of single stage, which ever you use.
Mark

 
                          he said it was  semi flexible  so i was just being cautious ... with out seeing it

[bill440rt]

Some urethane paints already have some amounts of flexibility. Certain paint lines, such as PPG clears, don't even require a flex additive.
A rigid fiberglass hood does not require a flex additive. A rubber bumper cover or a soft vinyl part, well now that needs a flex additive. It's designed to bend. Fiberglass is rigid, no flex additive needed.
Good Luck!

[Harlow]

I don't actually have the hood, but I'm pretty sure I want to get one. I always thought those fiberglass six pack hoods would be a little flexible, but I guess not. Anyone got any pictures of a six pack hood that got painted? I usually just see them flat black, which looks pretty cool too.

- Scott

[jordyjim]

 i usually scuff the hood with a scotchbrite,and give a coat of adhesion primer, befor  i prime and paint, it is meant for plastics really to prevent peeling, but does no harm anyway, sometimes they come pre primed, but if not  use adhesion, i have no problems with that system the rest is the same as mark says..jim