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Re: Redoing Frame

To: "Bowen, Patrick A" <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>
Subject: Re: Redoing Frame
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:43:17 -0700
Patrick,
While rustoleum is ok, I recommend priming them with Epoxy primer.  With
that, when rocks chip off the paint, as it surely will, the primer is
still there to protect the metal.

Joe

"Bowen, Patrick A" wrote:
> 
> I pulled the body off of my frame this weekend and am currently stripping it
> down to prepare it for sandblasting and eventual repainting.  The car will
> be painted British Racing Green and I was assuming to paint the frame the
> same color.  Is there anything special I need to put on the frame or do to
> it before I paint.  Or do I just paint?
> 
> Also, I have been painting most of the suspension components with
> Rust-o-leum will this be good/hard enough or am I just wasting paint and
> time?
> 
> Thanks Patrick Bowen

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