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Re: Interior paint

To: JWoesvra@aol.com, vintage-race@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Interior paint
From: ric_bergstrom@juno.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 20:04:40 -0500
What was the spray paint that was mentioned earlier.  I have deleted the
message and thought I saved the link.
It was an epoxy in  a spray can used on on machinery.

Thanks,

Ric

On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:37:34 EST JWoesvra@aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 1/23/99 1:29:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>derek.lola@sympatico.ca writes:
>
><< Any particular reason why you use acrylic enamel rather than a 
>lacquer? 
> I thought lacquer was better at showing up cracks - since it is less
> flexible than enamels? >>
>
>No. I am just used to it. Lacquer would be fine except that it needs 
>to be
>buffed to get a high gloss and that would be difficult in most frame 
>and
>interior situations. I would also think that it would be very 
>susceptible to
>fluid damage. Both of these finishes are easy to remove and repair.
>
>
>I think that any durable paint would suffice. Doesn't even need to be 
>gray. I
>have seen some very attractive color schemes using a light pea green. 
>Most
>aircraft use a flat zinc chromate paint. It offers excellent 
>corrosion
>resistance and still exposes flaws well.
>
>Black is the worst and white looks awful the minute you finish 
>spraying
>it.    Dale Earnhardt uses orange.
>
>jw
>

Richard L. Bergstrom, President, Central Virginia British Car Club,
Richmond, VA
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