[Healeys] paints - Imron

[Michael Oritt]

Many boat shops use Imron on hulls (topsides) and Awlgrip on houses and
decks (superstructure) because the latter areas are more likely to require
patching, etc. and Awlgrip is more easily repaired.

Best--Michael Oritt


On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 9:32 AM, David Porter <frogeye at porterscustom.com>wrote:

> 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
>
> frogeye at porterscustom.com
>
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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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