Thread: PVC Pipe and Spraypaint
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Unread 11-02-2005, 18:22
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Re: PVC Pipe and Spraypaint
I can't tell you chemically, but from observation last year it didn't hurt our scissors which saw some enormous deflections and strains and we used Krylon. The version that finished nationals was about 50% aluminum and 50% the original PVC and we never had any member break. (structural member, not team member).

We had some parts of our front ball catcher break a few times; that was PVC and I think it may have been hand painted versus spray painted but I don't remember. I don't think the paint made it any more brittle; they didn't really shatter. It was just a result of "rigorous interaction" with other robots.
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