Who the He** would make photochemically reactive paint for something
that spends most of it's time in the sun?!?
Mike
Charles Christ wrote:
>photochemically reactive paint! very very undesireable due to it's
>yellowing!
>it is the reason my bugeye all white and partially yellowing! it's in the
>clear coat.
>i was using up old inventory atthe time and ran out. got some new stuff
>(same manufacturer) and al lof the sudden the new stuff was marked "not
>photochemically reactive". to be honest at the time i had no idea what that
>meant! that was about 15 years ago. over time half of my car has yellowed
>and the last part i painted did not ! so if you keepit in the garage and
>out of direct sunlight....it will not yellow if thefinish is photochemically
>reactive.
>
>chuck.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike MacLean <macleans@earthlink.net>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:45 PM
>Subject: Calling All Paint Experts...
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>>Do any of you paint experts on the list know anything about the
>>yellowing of clear coat? My 94 Miata is white and the clear coat in
>>some of the top surfaces is turning yellow. Looks like I have a two
>>tone car, except the other color (yellow) is only on the top of the left
>>front fender, the top of the left door and the top of the rear bumper.
>>I'm beginning to think this may be a re-paint! ;^) What can I do about
>>the yellowing? Will this end up in a re-paint? $$$$$!!!
>>Mike MacLean
>>60 Sprite
>>56 BN2
>>02 Heritage Springer (in the shop because a teeny bopper on a cell phone
>>in a Civic backed into it and knocked it over)
>>94 Miata (showing it's heritage by turning yellow)
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