Thank you.
Stephen I. Early
Portfolio Conversions
MBNA America
302.457.4788
800.441.7048 x74788
stephen.early@mbna.com
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From: High Tech Coatings [mailto:htc@mnsi.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:32 AM
To: Early, Stephen
Subject: high quality top coat
any of the major national brands of automotive paint(Dupont, PPG, RM, etc)
carry good stuff in their mid to high end lines. If you can find a reputable
body shop supply house that can spare you a bit a time they can steer you
in the right direction. I do prefer to use one brand from start to finish as
the coating systems(paint) of today are such baths of chemicals you never
know when you are going to have a bad reaction when mixing brands or even
lines within brands. The worst part of this is you may not even know you
have a problem till months later, usually just as you are leaving to go to
some show.
I prefer the acrylic urethane paint and personally prefer the PPG. But
that's only because that's what I'm used to. Acrylic urethanes have a good
blend of hardness (for scratch protection) and softness (for chip
protection).
If the use of two part paints are out of your skill level or price range, I
have found that good old rustoleum works pretty good. I add a bit of Japan
dryer (available @ home depot in the paint section) to the paint to help it
dry. As with any paint job the prep is the key, ALL rust should be removed,
the area painted with an etch primer(like zinc Chromate) then topcoated.
Most major auto paint companies have a line that includes an etch primer.
These primers are usually acid based and actually bite into the metal and
'kill" the small amount of rust you can't see. Many also add zinc to their
etch to give cathodic rust protection in the event of a scratch.
Hope this helps
Rick.
> the would you recommend as a high quality top coat?
>
> Thanks,
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