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Re: Painting blocks

To: "JERRY FOSTER" <fosterap@flash.net>
Subject: Re: Painting blocks
From: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 14:44:40 -0500
Yeah Jerry your right. I just got a new Eastwood catalog the other
day. Lot of neat stuff in there.
Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "JERRY FOSTER" <fosterap@flash.net>
To: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>
Cc: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; "Keith Turk"
<kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: Painting blocks


> Eastwood has "Glyptol" paint in their catalog. Jerry in Dallas.
>
> Bill Bennett wrote:
> >
> > Something I have found in the past that is less likely to flake
lose
> > and cause big problems is a product called "Glyptol". It can
usually
> > be found at places that rewind electric motors or some electrical
> > supply houses. Comes in a spray or brush can. This stuff hardens
like
> > epoxy and when dry is super slick so oil slides off.
> >
> > Bill
> > Hey Keith how come ever since you got that heater working it has
been
> > cold here. How about turn it off everyonce in awhile so I can warm
up
> > here. It was colder here than New York city last night.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 10:39 AM
> > Subject: Re: Painting blocks
> >
> > > What's he want you to paint it with?
> > >
> > > JB
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > > To: "Skip & Joyce Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; "Jim
> > Dincau"
> > > <jdincau@qnet.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 9:59 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Painting blocks
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dave is trying to get me to Paint the outside of the
Rodeck.... I
> > just
> > > don't
> > > > know if I can bring myself to paint an aluminum block....
Shoot
> > the Trans
> > > > looks fine after Two years out there... but I know oiling it
down
> > sure
> > > seems
> > > > to keep the corrosion off it.....
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm   Keith
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Skip & Joyce Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
> > > > To: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 8:50 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Painting blocks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Jim,
> > > > > We do......it also makes the block easier to clean......
> > > > >
> > > > > Happy New Year
> > > > > Skip
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > At 05:30 PM 12/31/00 , you wrote:
> > > > > >Hi all,
> > > > > >     Do we still paint the inside surfaces of our cast iron
> > blocks to
> > > > assist
> > > > > >oil drainback? Or is this something else that has become
> > obsolete since
> > > I
> > > > > >last built an engine?
> > > > > >Jim in Palmdale where its 55 in the shop and paint dries
real
> > slow

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