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Re: Painting the engine compartment

To: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>, spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Painting the engine compartment
From: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 12:29:03 -0500
References: <Pine.OSF.3.96b.981215091741.25992C-100000@saul1.u.washington.edu>
Reply-to: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
I have seen them at Sears in the paint department.

adrian

Ulix Goettsch wrote:

> Frank,
>
> that sounds like a great idea.
> Where would I purchase such a device?
>
> Ulix
>
> On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Frank Clarici wrote:
>
> > Ulix
> >
> > If you have paint mixed up, spring fore one of those re-pressurizable
> > (?) spray paint thingys.
> > It is a glass jar with an air cylinder attached to it. It makes any
> > paint sprayable. Costs about $10. Fill with thinned paint, point and
> > spray.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> > Ulix Goettsch wrote:
> > >
> > > Guys,
> > > I think I have decided that spray cans are my only option right now.  But
> > > there is no available paint that even remotely matches the blue of my car.
> > > So I think I'll have a paint store mix up teh paint and fill some spray
> > > cans for me.
> > > Thanks, Ulix
> > >
> > > On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Richard D Arnold wrote:
> > >
> > > > >Since the area is limited in size and the results do not have to be
> > > > >showroom finish, what about spray cans?
> > > >
> > > > When overhauling the engine in Miss Molly, I used garden variety spray
> > > > paint from Kmart to repaint the nasty looking areas.  That made the 
>other
> > > > areas look bad by comparison, so I reshot the whole compartment using
> > > > spray cans.  Looks damn good, if I do say so myself.
> > > >
> > > > I think the paint was by Dutch Boy.
> > > >
> > > > Rich
> > > >
> > >
> > >     Ulix                                                    __/__,__
> > > .......................................................... (_o____o_)....
> > >                                                            '67 Sprite
> >
> > --
> > Frank Clarici
> > Toms River, NJ
> > Lots of LBCs
> > http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
> >
>
>     Ulix                                                    __/__,__
> .......................................................... (_o____o_)....
>                                                            '67 Sprite


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