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Re: Painting Question

To: "Bruce Collins" <brucec@northern.consultel.com.au>, "'Eriks Skinkis'" <eriks@netspace.net.au>, "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Subject: Re: Painting Question
From: "Leo S." <ldsp@flash.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 22:45:37 -0600
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Reply-to: "Leo S." <ldsp@flash.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Yes it can be painted over and is really nice looking

Leo
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Collins <brucec@northern.consultel.com.au>
To: 'Eriks Skinkis' <eriks@netspace.net.au>; Mike Gigante
<mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 7:50 PM
Subject: RE: Painting Question


>Gentlemen,
> Last time I bought it  3M Body Shutz was available in spray cans gives
>a beautiful  rubbery finish if you like black not sure if it is able to
>be painted over like the original factory stuff rgds BC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eriks Skinkis [mailto:eriks@netspace.net.au]
> Sent: Friday, 12 March 1999 10:39
> To: Mike Gigante
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Painting Question
>
> Mike,
>
> I've only had my new car on the road since November and
>already the paint is
> chipping off in the wheel wells. I've got a locally
>written spray painting book
> (published by Gregorys) which recommends using a 3M
>product called Body Schutz
> in wells. The book also mentions a 2nd product called
>Chip Guard but doesn't
> give a manufacturer. Looks like you might need a special
>spray gun to apply it.
>
> I'll proabably have to look at using one of these
>products in the near future.
>
> Cheers,
> Eriks Skinkis
>
> Mike Gigante wrote:
>
> > I've just finished stripping the bodyshell for my new
>HAN9 race/rally
> > car. I'm looking for advice in what sort of paint to
>use in the engine
> > bay and for the wheel wells (you know where the wheels
>sit in - lots of
> > dirt, stones, water...
> >
> > I'm probably going to use an acrylic for the car's
>exterior but it isn't
> > terribly oil/brake fluid resistant. It probably won't
>hold up terribly well
> > in the wheel wells either.
> >
> > So what does work well in those applications?
> >
> > Mike
>
>


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