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Re: PVC Pipe and Spraypaint

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Originally Posted by JVN
I know that if you use normal spraypaint on Polycarbonate, it makes the Poly much more brittle, and likely to shatter.
And why would you know that, John?

Every time I've painted PVC, it's been with a brush, so I can't tell you how spraypaint works. I do know that OCCRA has used brush-painted PVC pipe for the field structures a couple of times, and I don't think we've ever had a field piece break.
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