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fiberglass ladder recoating (post #124950)

PeteDraganic on Wed, 12/13/2006 - 16:29
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I have a fiberglass extension ladder that stays on my truck all year long.  The protective finish has worn away and when I use it bare-armed, I itch like crazy because the glass fibers get into my arms.


Anybody ever respray one of them?  I've a buddy with a body shop, I should probably have him spray some clear on it.




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Edited 12/13/2006 10:34 am ET by PeteDraganic

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by GregGibson in reply to PeteDraganic [original] on Wed, 12/13/2006 - 17:26

OK, Pete, I'll say it before anyone else does . . . .


Get an Engineer's stamp on it ! ! !


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by MarkH in reply to PeteDraganic [original] on Wed, 12/13/2006 - 18:17

Spar varnish it.

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by Southbay in reply to PeteDraganic [original] on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 04:46

Have your body shop bud recoat it with epoxy resin.
You could first add some cool stickers and yer name, company name, girlfriend's name...OK, maybe not your girlfriend's name.
Better than new - maybe a bit heavier.

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by PeteDraganic in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 04:53

yeah, my wife really hates when I write my girlfriend's name on my tools.



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by alwaysoverbudget in reply to PeteDraganic [original] on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 05:28

just shoot a couole coats of clear lacquer on it and that will stop the itching,plus they will be shiney!larry


 


hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.

the older i get ,

the more people tick me off

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by Piffin in reply to PeteDraganic [original] on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 11:40

I'd be down to the auto body shop reading labels on the finish ooatngs.

no, on seccond thought - by time a FG ladder is shedding that bad, I'd leave it at the dump so nobody would get hurt on my insurance,

 

 


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by danski0224 in reply to PeteDraganic [original] on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 12:15

If the UV has stripped the gelcoat, then I would seriously consider scrapping that ladder and buying a new one.


Fiberglass ladders are damaged by leaving them outdoors on the truck all the time. If anyone knows of specific OSHA or MFG guidelines for replacement, I would like to know what they are.


I do know that stickers, paint, tape, etc applied to a ladder after it is manufactured violate OSHA guidelines.


Fiberglass will fail without warning and catastrophically.


It isn't worth it.


Oh, and do yourself a favor and buy an American made ladder and not one of the Chinese ones at the big box stores. Check the side thickness even on the same weight capacity ladders between USA/Chinese made and you will understand.

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by skip555 in reply to PeteDraganic [original] on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 16:12

I have the same problem with mine , in fact I have to wear gloves when I use them

I have a PDF I downloaded from WERNER on how to recoat them
it includes how to prep and suggested coatings .

If you would like I could email you the PDF .

its called fiber bloom and they call it a aesthetic condition , not a structural one so no need to trash the ladder

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by voice8313 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:38

If I can get the PDF to recoat ladder or the link to recoat ladder I would appreciate it very much.

 

Thanks for your time

TJ

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by calvin in reply to voice8313 [original] on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:41

the posts are 5 yrs old.  You might try to go to Werner Ladder and hunt up the information using the descriptions provided above.

best of luck.

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by BillBrennen in reply to PeteDraganic [original] on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 17:08

Pete,

Whatever you use, it should be clear so the ladder is inspectable, and should have UV inhibitors so the sunlight cannot eat the resin holding the fibers together. Epoxy is not good for UV. The spar varnish sounds good. Woodworking lacquer will fail very rapidly outdoors and the solvents could hurt the ladder.

Following Werner's recommendations (noted in earlier post) sounds like the best plan IMO.

Bill