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>>>Does anyone have a good way to remove wax from sonotube?
>> With the tube I got, I found that the inside coated layer peeled off fairly
>> easily (although it probably depends on the brand of tube and how it is
>> made, "sonotube" is actually a brand name, and there are others out there.
>> I don't remember the manufacturer of mine, but it was not sonotube).
>> Peeling it off left a nice, slightly fuzzy cardboard surface that took
>> flat black paint really well.
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>I agree - I've seen this with the _inside_ of a sonotube. However, if
>you want to paint the outside ... . I have heard that Rustoleum paint
>is the only commonly available paint that will cut through the coating
>on the sonotube exterior. I have seen a tube painted this way so maybe
>you could try it. Another possibility is to cover the sonotube with
>metallic contact paper to seal it from the elements.
>Wm. Hathaway
>Balto MD
About a couple of years ago, I made an 8" newtonian using a sonotube. As
far as the inside goes, just peeling the top layer of paper seemed just
fine and it was then easy to to put a flat-black coat of paint. For the
outside, I used a hair-dryer to slowly evaporate the wax away. This took
a while to do, but afterwards, it was nice and smooth. I then used a layer
of primer and then a couple of layers of polyeurethrane(sp?) paint.
Mark
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