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Re: special treatment??

To: Lancer7676@aol.com
Subject: Re: special treatment??
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 16:39:59 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Andrew.Griffith@ReadRite.com, robert@woozy.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <e489ba1c.36c36f2c@aol.com>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 Lancer7676@aol.com wrote:
> Ulix--
> 
> Primer will enhance rust rather than inhibit it--unless it is the new epoxy or
> urethane primer.  The red oxide and the gray stuff are like sponges-they will
> absorb and hold water thereby promoting rust.  Methinks the fact that you have
> rust speaks not well for the paint you used and/or the coverage you got.
> Paint is non permeable--wont allow water in if the seal is not broken, and
> there should be no rust--unless something happened to the paint seal.

Hmmm, them are good points.  I knew that primer is not a seal against
water, so why would it help?.  
I guess that either my coverage was too thin, or this engine paint
is better at not burning off than at being water tight.

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|\__  
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                                              '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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