painting a shell chair

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10/01/2006 7:51 pm

Has anyone had any experience painting a fiberglass shell chair? If so, any advice on how to do it? Was the finish satisfactory?

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whitespike

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11/01/2006 12:12 am

Every attempt to paint an...
Every attempt to paint an Eames shell I have seen so far has been bad. Usually there is overspray, a general matte effect, chipping, and no visible fibers. I would clean it best I can and either keep it or sell it if it is not satisfactory. Some people like the 'patina.'

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vivienne

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12/01/2006 2:44 pm

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take it to a car body shop that specialises in customising paintwork, they will love doing it and wont charge you a lot and result is often better than original. These guys are used to all sorts of media,metal,fibreglass etc.

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