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Postby goldcoop » Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:07 am

Hey all!

Check out PolyMax A FarmTek.com:

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Cheap, large sheets, UV stable and white!

I'll try to post on links!

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Re: poly max at farmtek

Postby bdosborn » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:27 am

goldcoop wrote:Hey all!
Check out PolyMax A FarmTek.com:
Cheap, large sheets, UV stable and white!
I'll try to post on links!
Cheers,
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Interesting. Its only $0.54 per square foot as compared to the $1.75 I paid from a local source. Shipping is a little steep but its still cheaper than what I paid. What is it? Is it Filon?
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Postby goldcoop » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:44 am

Bruce-

I don't know what PolyMax is specifically, nor do I know what Filon is specifically; I just know this stuff is CHEAP, UV satable, waterproof, washable, white and comes in LARGE sizes and various thicknesses!

I think it will become VERY popular amongst cost conscience builders.

Heck I wish I had stumbled across it sooner!

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Postby oklahomajewel » Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:16 pm

I looked at that link too !!! Terrific! I wanted to use something like that, but this weekend we were talking at the mo-kan gathering about the uv stability and what could happen.
I wonder with this Filon product if it is paintable. I sent an email to their customer service and asked.

I'm also going to try to check with an auto and boat trim shop nearby.

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paintable?

Postby goldcoop » Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:31 pm

Hey all!

I would bet that either Filon or the Polymax would be paintable; like with the new spray paints that are out there for plastic lawn chairs, etc.

Obviously, best to try on a small test piece first!

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Postby bdosborn » Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:40 pm

I think Filon comes already painted with a gel coating.
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Postby dacrazyrn » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:17 am

From what I have read on http://filon.com it is definitely paintable. Stuff they use on the "luxury motercoaches and buses", and they always have designs painted on them.
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Postby sid » Tue May 09, 2006 9:36 am

Just an update to this old thread.

I have covered my teardrop with Polymax. It is NOT paintable. In fact you can write on it with a sharpie permanent marker and wipe it off. NO WAY will paint stick to it. Here's another thread where Ron Shaw and I have posted a lot of information..... He's using it too.

http://tnttt.com/viewto ... ht=polymax

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Postby Gerald_G » Tue May 09, 2006 9:54 am

I play hockey with a guy that sells stuff to dairy farmers for building their milking barns. I'll bet he could supply PolyMax or some competitor. Hmmm - I'll have to call him when the time comes...
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Postby Bodyman » Tue May 09, 2006 2:15 pm

I am just finishing skinning mine with Polymax Can't believe it's not paintable I have some painting to to this afternoon. Will try painting a scrap and get back to you
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Postby cracker39 » Tue May 09, 2006 3:39 pm

It may require a good bonding primer first, and maybe light sanding of the surface before priming to get it to stick well.
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Postby Bodyman » Thu May 11, 2006 8:53 am

I painted a small piece of Polymax Tuesday. I purposely spent a minimum of prep time. This morning I checked it and like most plastics it will scratch to the original surface fairly easily.

Painting most plastics can be tricky. Proper preparation includes cleaning the surface to remove cotaminates then sanding and then cleaning with a plastic prep to remove the mould release agents immediately prior to applying an adhesion promoter and then the primer and topcoat. If the plastic sets for very long between sanding and painting the whole process should be started over because the sanding tends to “grow over” and the release agents continue to escape once the surface is opened up.

Even with proper preparation I wouldn’t recommend painting Polymax on areas prone to abuse. Maybe graphics or murals.
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Postby asianflava » Thu May 11, 2006 3:33 pm

We always used Pre-Kleeano to prep plastics at the place I used to work. I looked at the ingredients and it is mostly Naptha.
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Postby BufordT » Fri May 12, 2006 7:48 am

Ok here we go boys and girls. Filon and FRP are not the same thing. They are made by the same company but not the same thing. They are made the same way with the exception that FRP is not gel coated. Filon is.

Now if you paint FRP with plastic paint or auto paint they become just about the same thing.

Update on the mini grasshopper which started this FRP thing. Sides still on the mini hopper. Roof still on the min hopper. Doesn't crack, Doesn't peel. Doesn't split. Works fine and last a long time. I did paint it with the paint used for plastics. I'd paint the next time with cans of auto paint after priming the FRP and I will do that on the next trailer I'm building.

For my money and the price of Filon. I'd use FRP over Filon anyday of the week. Works just as well and is a lot cheaper.

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Re: poly max at farmtek

Postby Colemancooler » Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:55 pm


Interesting. Its only $0.54 per square foot as compared to the $1.75 I paid from a local source. Shipping is a little steep but its still cheaper than what I paid. What is it? Is it Filon?
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