Listers,
Craig Wright sent me this note describing his experiences
with various automotive finishes. They are worth reading.
I can add just one more, from my own experience.
Two stage epoxy.
This material is usually used with fiber substrates for
structural materials. We all have used the two-part polymer
to bond stuff together, successfully if they were clean. It
is very strong, hardens like a rock, and is practically
impervious to anything. One natural state is clear.
In 1956 I was using a colored version of this material in a
rocket application. It was so tough you could paint it on
aluminum foil and crumple it after cure, and the finish
wouldn't crack.
A friend was painting his 1953 MG-TD and I talked him into
using it. I acquired it from our industrial supplier at a
reasonable cost, and got a painter to try it out. We used a
bright red with metallic gold particles, rather than
aluminum. Not flakes, you understand, but the size one uses
for a metallic finish. It was a bright red knock-out, and I
think the fender would dent without cracking the paint.
Lasted a long time. The painter wouldn't talk to us for 2
years because all his guns and nozzles were plugged with
cured epoxy. {9->
Steve
--
Steve Laifman < One first kiss, >
B9472289 < one first love, and >
< one first win, is all >
< you get in this life. >
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
_/_/_/_/_/__/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
_/
_/_/_/
|