[Healeys] paints - Imron

[David Porter]

Perry,
 I disagree. I've been using Imron for the last 40 years. Repairs are
possible and it can be buffed out as the new base/clear blends. It can be
removed with strippers. Problem now is that DuPont is shrinking many of the
Imron blends and reformulating with new toners and catalysis's, so most of
my stock is becoming obsolete.. so thousands of bucks down the drain..
sigh.. Imron is a urethane (plastic like, in essence).
dave

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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of healeyguy at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 6:42 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] paints - Imron

Gary
I used to use Imron in the late 70's/ early 80's and can say that my
experiences where not that good. Product produces a very smooth, hard finish
but you can't do anything to it should there be any flaws in the paint.
Forget
minor repairs for runs or chips. Paint strippers hardly touch the stuff.
Couple that to some of the worst paint fumes that could be generated at the
time, I swore off using it.  Boat repair shops liked using Imron on hulls
but
I'm not sure that is still the case.
Aloha
Perry

-----Original Message-----
From: warthodson <warthodson at aol.com>

I saw a frame being painted black with Dupont Imron which I read is a
polyester enamel, what ever that is.
t looked beautiful. I was told it was chosen because it is very hard/chip
esistant. Comments?
hanks,
ary
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