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Re: Painting rims or death to the skidmores

To: "William M. Gilroy" <w.lists@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Painting rims or death to the skidmores
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:35:44 -0500
Cc: Spridget Mailing List <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
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William M. Gilroy wrote:

> I was finishing up painting some rostyle rims today and I decide to apply a 
> coat of Krylon "Crystal Clear Acrylic Gloss" on top of the Krylon Aluminum.  
> It turned  a shinny  sliver into a battleship grey or brushed aluminum.  Not 
> quite what I planned.  I can't wait to try this stuff on the nice shinny 
> black and see what happens.  Or maybe I will try a can of the Rustolem shinny 
> clear.   I will not blast off what every I wind up with.
> 
> What have you folks used and what do you like or dislike?

Did you let the silver dry before overnight before hitting it with the 
clear?
But I use Krylon metalic finish, it's not aluminum, more of a silver and 
the clear changes it to just about the right color silver.


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