I've talked to PPG about it. They apparently carry it but due to very short
shelf life are not every happy with it.
I was about to dive into PPG acrylics/urethane but now may reconsider.
Mark Noakes
----- Original Message -----
From: zman <zman@shell.neverwhere.org>
To: "Ryan Sain" <rsain@gte.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Eastwood now selling water colors...
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:02:01 -0500 (EST)
>
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, Ryan Sain wrote:
> > I've used Auto Air (by Createx) on smaller projects - mailboxes, toilet
> > seats, etc. I am VERY impressed. On the show circuit last year I saw several
> > cars that were all Auto Air. They was no immediate discernable difference
> > between them and a urethane base clear system. You shoot your regular
> > urethane clear over the top (several tack coats followed by the wet coats -
> > I used DCU 2021 from PPG).
>
>
> I was also under the impression that some of the major auto manufacturers
>went to
> water based paints in their plants...
>
> Scott H. Zekanis
> zman@kungfumonkey.com
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