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Well let me ask you guys this, When priming and painting your armor, Has anyone ever come across having to paint an area with that had E6000 or plastic weld on it? Perhaps a seam or any area that had been exposed to the plastic weld How did that are look after it was painted? Did the paint in that area match to rest of the area?

That is the same response I seen over the years when ever armor becomes yellow or gets beat up! I have to beleive that there is some hope or way to bring old armor back to life with a new paint job. If I don't get any good suggestions on here (which I doubt because there is a boat load of knowledge on this board), then I may try a few different things to fix and if they don't work, then It may very well become a sand troooper.

First off let me apologize about the gramtical error, It should say How DO I fix cracks in the armor. Super Trooper, I already glued/plasic welded the back for to fix the crack. How ever you can still see the hair line crack in the front. What can I use in the on this hair line crack to cover it up and then paint over it. I'm afraid if I primer and paint over this crack that it will still show up. I was look to see if I can use the plastic weld or some sort of bond to put on the crack, sand it down and then apply primer paint. But I am worried that the paint may look different in that particular area due to the plastic weld. May be the Thread should read, how do I cover up hair line cracks on the front side of the armor. Will primer and paint alone be able to do this?

Hi I have an older set of TE armor. I'm not sure what I am going to do with it. I bought this used. It has some cracks on the top of the ab plate and the person put rivets on the side of the ab plate. I'm not sure what strapping system this person tried, but they certainly weren't concerned about FISD approved. I already put Devcon plastic weld on the back of the cracks to stop the crack and support to it. But what do you guys do about fixing the cracks on the front of the armor? I am also going to drill out the rivets and want to fill the rivet holes. When I am done I am planning on sanding and repainting this armor. I think I may be able to fix the front cracks and fill the holes with the plastic weld. My concern is how will the primer and paint react to the plastic weld. This is not my primary set of armor, but I would like to fix it up. I eithier want fix it up so I have another set to troop with or sell it when it's fixed. I wouldn't feel comfortable even giving it away in it's current condition. So I want to try and fix it regardless. I did a search and suprisingly I could not find a thread about fix cracked armor. Any help, suggestions and tips will be very much appreciated Thanks, Dave