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Painting kevlar fabric impregnated with phenolic/PVB resin

Q. We are preparing to manufacture helmets molded from Kevlar fabric impregnated with phenolic/PVB resin. We will be using a water based polyurethane for the finish coats. What is the best method for ensuring that the paint adheres to this material? Are there primers that provide a surface for the finish to adhere to? Should we treat the surface by blasting or chemical etching?

Paul Austin
Protech Armor Products - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
2005

Q. The PVB resin used can this also be recycled trim from windshield lamination production waste?

ERWIN VENTER
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2005

RFQ: Where in Port Elizabeth can one purchase recycled pvb?

Johan liebenberg
colour centre - port elizabeth, South Africa
September 5, 2013

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