Leon Paul mask coating

[N00bArmorer]

I remember that it was posted here by those in the know that Leon Paul uses a liquid plastic dip to coat the mesh on their foil/epee mask. After time, that plastic coating gets torn off and the mesh resembles a grid of electrical wires with only one side of the insulation scraped off. I was wondering if there was a easy way to replace this coating (essentially a strip then re-dip). I was thinking that autobody or model paint wouldn't completely solve this problem.

[hpfencing]

Originally Posted by N00bArmorer

I remember that it was posted here by those in the know that Leon Paul uses a liquid plastic dip to coat the mesh on their foil/epee mask. After time, that plastic coating gets torn off and the mesh resembles a grid of electrical wires with only one side of the insulation scraped off. I was wondering if there was a easy way to replace this coating (essentially a strip then re-dip). I was thinking that autobody or model paint wouldn't completely solve this problem.

I don't have a LP mask and I'm not sure exactly what you are looking at but for my mask I simply touch it up with spray paint every 6 months or so.

Just be sure to tape the ares tha you don't want to become black!

[N00bArmorer]

Leon Paul uses a thick plastic coating on their masks which doesn't chip off, but rather peels off. Think insulation on a wire. For that reason, simply painting the wires doesn't seem like the best solution.

[jjefferies]

Originally Posted by N00bArmorer

Leon Paul uses a thick plastic coating on their masks which doesn't chip off, but rather peels off. Think insulation on a wire. For that reason, simply painting the wires doesn't seem like the best solution.

On the LP standards, I found that wire brushing any rust off and then spray painting with rust-o-leum paints works well enough. You can get the rust-o-leum in spray cans or brush on. Don't expect the final product to be as good as the original. The dings and nicks will still be there.

I'm not sure what the plastic coating LP uses but there are plastic coatings that you can brush on. The most obtainable are used to dip tools in to make a grippable surface. Never thought it worth the extra effort. And if you were going to really make a 1st class job of it you would need to remove all the coating with paint remover -aircraft quality. But that requires removing the rubber and canvas parts as well.

Major problem in all of this is that you any coatings have the tendency to close in the openings between the wires which cuts down on your vision. Another reason why stripping as much of the old coating off makes a lot of sense.