John Fidler's article, "Plastic Dreams", in the current issue of the
APT Bulletin does not address this system in particular, but is a very
interesting retrospective on glass reinforced plastics in general. As
much as I am inclined to really like "goop" based systems, in their
proper place, it is my impression from looking at a wide variety of
substitutes over a long period of time, that few things weather and
look like real terra cotta after some time. I would be inclined to
recommend new terra cotta to the maximum extent affordable, and repair
of whatever else is left.

Mike E.

> Well., Yes I can tell you what I know. Microcotta was installed on
the
> Ritz Carlton in San Francisco in one of the more extream weather
areas
> about 12yrs ago. The pieces were about 4ft high,3 1/2ft long and a
foot
> thick, making up a railing for a deck over the entrance. They were
> installed to match color and patina of the Terra Cotta which makes up
> the rest of the building. The pieces of what were called Microcotta
> were foam filled fiberglass with a gellcoat over them. They do not
look
> any different today than when installed. As far as freeze/thaw
goes..as
> long as the joints are calking you are ok. Same thing as a fiberglass
> hull on a boat.There is a Co. that I visited near Chicago a cupple of
> weeks ago and they had some pretty state of the art stuff.
> www.greatlakesmillwork.com
> Good Luck..

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