- Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:03 pm
#11618
I bought a few yards of cheap "Monticello" vinyl to practice with, maybe use on my son's old Geo... that sort of thing.
The look of it is not bad. Not as good looking as the more expensive stuff, of course. But for $7 a yard, I think it looks surprisingly good. The Abrasion (100,000 Cycles) and Cold Crack (-10* F) specs seem good. My question is about the UV Specs. "UV Resistance: 100 Hours Class 5 ASTM D43229-13"
So my questions are 1) how important is the UV rating on a low end, not open air project, and 2) how good/bad is this that 100 hrs value?
I saw some marine grade that was something like 1000 hrs, but I also saw this post where John suggested it may not be as critical for non- marine, non-convertible projects. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=156&p=1910&hilit=UV+Resistance
So I am thinking, maybe it would be fine for cheap projects. The seller said they sell a lot of it to trimmers, and it gets used a lot for such applications. But since they sell it, I kinda wanted to get the groups thoughts.
What do ya think? If i put it on my suburban will it fade peel crack and melt before my eyes! or should it be acceptable for projects like that?
Anyhow, thanks for any feedback!
Cervantes
Specs:
The look of it is not bad. Not as good looking as the more expensive stuff, of course. But for $7 a yard, I think it looks surprisingly good. The Abrasion (100,000 Cycles) and Cold Crack (-10* F) specs seem good. My question is about the UV Specs. "UV Resistance: 100 Hours Class 5 ASTM D43229-13"
So my questions are 1) how important is the UV rating on a low end, not open air project, and 2) how good/bad is this that 100 hrs value?
I saw some marine grade that was something like 1000 hrs, but I also saw this post where John suggested it may not be as critical for non- marine, non-convertible projects. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=156&p=1910&hilit=UV+Resistance
So I am thinking, maybe it would be fine for cheap projects. The seller said they sell a lot of it to trimmers, and it gets used a lot for such applications. But since they sell it, I kinda wanted to get the groups thoughts.
What do ya think? If i put it on my suburban will it fade peel crack and melt before my eyes! or should it be acceptable for projects like that?
Anyhow, thanks for any feedback!
Cervantes
Specs:
- Meets MVSS 302 Flammability Standard
- Hardness: 85 PHR
- Abrasion: 100,000 Cycles (BS EN 14465)
- UV Resistance: 100 Hours Class 5 ASTM D43229-13
- Cold Crack : -10 Degrees Fahrenheit