I have a Solarcon fiberglass antenna and I want to protect it better. Someone suggested to paint it, Someone told me just go to Lowes and buy some primer and spray it. Will this work ok
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painting antenna
- Thread starter jlawson435
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A light sanding to remove the loose shards and a few coats of marine spar varnish, available at any home improvement store, will do wonders and last for years and years. that's what I use on all my outdoor fiberglass antenna related things.
Dont use primer as the final coat. It will not hold up. Primer is not intended for exposed service, but a bonding agent for the real coating.
thick paint
Thicker paint might help the signal to noise ratio. I use shrink tubing on all my Homebrew antennas, specifically to filter noise, and secondly to keep moisture out.
Thicker paint might help the signal to noise ratio. I use shrink tubing on all my Homebrew antennas, specifically to filter noise, and secondly to keep moisture out.
here in scotland we undercoat with some magic swr grease then top coat with braveheart brand tartan paint,
not only does it give a 1.0:1 swr on every channel but the braveheart tartan paint gives an extra 3dbi gain which takes you up to 12.9dbi.
but the best part of all is it gives you an extra 30db rejection of 26 division.
not only does it give a 1.0:1 swr on every channel but the braveheart tartan paint gives an extra 3dbi gain which takes you up to 12.9dbi.
but the best part of all is it gives you an extra 30db rejection of 26 division.