just a few comments on the latest digest.
Teriann, the paint you are thinking of is Glasurit...it is a very
nice German made paint..a car which I just purchased has a fresh
coat and it looks very nice(hugely expensive prep work by the PO)
re ins. damage...if the damage is the fault of another party, his
ins. company must repair to the condition before the damage...and
you can insist on no aftermarket parts, if the car had none at the
time of the damage. If you do not get satisfaction, the complaint
to the ins. commission that the company has failed to act in good
faith can be amazingly effective. I used that once when handling a
clain on an office vehicle.
If your insurance company is paying the bill, you are limited by
your insurance policy, if it allows aftermarket parts...something
like BMC or equal quality, you may be stuck with aftermarket
parts,unless you pay the difference. I agree with the other
statements...re: have your car appraised. My insurance company,
State Farm, requires an appraisal as a condition of a stated value
policy.
RE: coolant...I use only distilled water and water wetter in the
race mini cooper, it works great...I also have an expansion tank
added to the system.(BTW, SVRA will not permit antifreeze in race
cars.)
jim
jfuerstenberg@dcmdc.dla.mil or jfuerstenberg@zz-link.dcmdc.dla.mil
"It has been said that motor racing shares in common with sex the distinction
of being of the most popular, most maligned and least understood of human
activities.
Charles Beaumont and William F. Nolan from "Omnibus of Speed"
From rwg1@cornell.edu Tue Sep 11 11:54:57 2001
From: (Roger Garnett) rwg1@cornell.edu
To: ahrendt@cg-atla.agfa.com (Dave Ahrendt),
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1993 09:13:17
Subject: Re: Rebuilding an MG-TC
> I need some wisdom on paint. The
> shop doing the body only uses Dupont Centauri (sp?) and [I] would like
> to do it it Acrylic Lacquer which may be the same thing.
Centauri is an Acrylic Enamel, if memory serves correctly. With an added
catalyst/hardner, it makes a reasonably nice looking, durable finish.
Lacquer is a dead product. It is hard to get any quality, or colour
selection, as the manufacturers are droping it from their line. It is now
used mostly by old die-hards who don't want to change, and certain concours
restorers who desire that peticular "patina" of appearence unique to
lacquer. It was the thing to use for home paint jobs, cuz it drys fast, can
be resanded, and another coat applied right away. Requires finish sanding
& buffing. Easy to fix mistakes, and make repairs. It also ages quickly,
and is more prone to cracking & oxidation. Hig maintaince.
One part acrylic enamals are still available, and usable, and about the
cheapist paint you can get. Safer at home than most of the new stuff. More
prone to orange peel, oxidation, and other paint problems. Said to be
harder to apply than lacquer, but it works quite well with careful
preperation, and errors can be corrected, just not as fast.
Modern 2 & 3 part Urathanes and other high tech stuff go on smoother, dry
harder & glossier, and wear like iron compared to the other paints. More
flexible (important for cars with thin or plastic parts, or those that
shake a lot, like old British cars, and race cars) Base coat/clear coat
takes the weather protection one step further. They cost more, and are
more toxic. But, they are the best all around for appearence and life.
> What's the word on good paint? Is Lacquer the thing to use
> for ease of touchup? How about clearcoat, two-part catalyst, etc? I'd
> rather not have a paint job that looks too modern, but is need
> something durable. Do most people do something under the wings to
> prevent chipping, beside undercoat which looks bad on a TC?
With lacquer, you'll have to do a lot more touch-up, as it chips easily. A
modern paint will be much more resistant to chipping.
> Anyone have any good suggestions on a paint code for something
> like BRG but a little lighter?
I know a paint distributer that has codes for about 30 shades of "BRG".
Heck, even MGB's alone came with about 3 shades of BRG! Some paint shops
can mix modern paints from old codes, but you may just need to flip through
their paint chip books.
Roger -Want to buy an AccuSpray gun- Garnett
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