You are wasting your time trying to sand, and rebuff to a finished look,
with the type of damage done.
If you want it right, or at least like it was, REMOVE the contaminated area
COMPLETELY.
Then a little feather edging with 400 / 600 ....... then Re shoot your white
..... then RE sand with 600, on up.
BUT....It is not necessary to go past 600, to prep for clear coats.
And I am very sorry to here...... that the clear has not been laid over its
base coat, where it TRULY belongs.
For your sake,,,,,, I am hoping I have miss read your letter, and there is
not a professional willing, or LAME enough to NOT put the clear where it
belongs.
Was the motor out, and all its little accessories when this was done, or
just some re spotting in this area ... ????
DON .. Fine Finish .. Mpls. MN.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nelson Riedel" <nriedel@nextek.net>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 8:23 AM
Subject: Silicone Fluid ruins (white) paint
> Recently had my '76TR6 painted. Urethane base coat - clear coat.
>
> The MCs were cleaned up, PCed and rebuilt. Following advice from the
list,
> converted to silicon fluid to protect the body paint as well as the new
> paint job on the brake servo.
>
> Managed to spill some fluid when refilling and bleeding the two systems.
No
> problem, wiped it up and then washed off residue with soap and water.
>
> A few days later noted a small leak at one of the inputs to the PDWA.
> Tightening the fitting fixed it. Then tried to clean up the purple fluid.
> It wouldn't come off! The white paint was stained purple! The paint
> wasn't soft like with spilled mineral based fluid. However, the purple
> accent looked terrible. Repair was accomplished buy sanding with 1000 -
> 1500 - 2000 grit and then rubbing compound & buffing. Fortunately the
area
> affected was small. (I also think the painter skipped the clear coat in
the
> engine compartment which might make a difference.)
>
> This is probably not a problem if your car is purple, and don't think it
> will be a problem on my other two --- one soon to be BRG & the other red.
>
> Before doing the fluid conversion I mixed small quantities of the DOT4 &
> the silicone to see what would happen. (I didn't plan to flush my system,
> just drain it & blow it clear with air. Was curious what would happen
when
> any remaining DOT4 came in contact with the silicone.) A few hours later
> they were completely separated and all the purple dye from the silicone
> fluid had migrated to the DOT4 fluid. My guess is that the dye is added
to
> the silicone fluid to identify it. It is also my guess that things don't
> mix well with the silicone and the dye separates easily. Think I'll make
> some clear silicone fluid by washing a quart with a pint of DOT 4, and
then
> separating them and discarding the purple DOT4. ( I tried washing the
> silicone with water --- didn't work, the fluids separated but the dye
stayed
> in the silicone fluid.)
>
> Nelson Riedel
> Granville, OH
> 76 TR6 (just painted, now repairing damage from fender bender)
> 68 TR250 (next project - new paint)
> 70 TR6 (all the parts in a pile ready to assemble)
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