The hoses look fine. They have not swelled and seem to be sound. I guess
only time will tell.
Peter
'68 TR250
on 7/23/03 10:19 AM, Stephen Hanselman at tr6@kc4sw.com wrote:
> Peter,
>
> I've been reading this thread and wonder if there is any impact on applying
> the solvents used both for cleaning and in the paint to rubber hoses.
>
> How have the painted ones held up?
>
> thanks
>
> Steve
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Peter Macholdt
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 7:45 PM
> To: 6pack list
> Subject: Re: Striped hoses
>
>
> Hi Don,
>
> Yes, the pitch is about the same and the stripe and space are also about
> 1/2" on the smaller hoses. I used some old hoses that a friend loaned me as
> models.
>
> The paint that didn't dry was the yellow 1-shot. However, it did dry on some
> of the hoses, just not all. Never figured out why. My guess is that they
> used different types/amounts of plasticizers in the hoses.
>
> I just remembered, before I did any painting, I wiped the hoses down with
> paint thinner and allowed them to dry for several days.
>
> Peter
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