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Re: [Healeys] Hood frame color on a 100

To: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Hood frame color on a 100
From: Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:38:28 +1000
Fair's fair Kees.
The discussion was about hood bows. Just stop tailgating the snow  
grader and put your side screens in if salt corrosion is affecting  
your hood bows!!
;-)
Chris

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On 13/08/2011, at 6:16 PM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl> wrote:

> Curt,
> I am sorry, but I have to disagree. Most older powder coating jobs I
> have seen are just looking terrible if you look at it closer and peel
> away some of the loose bits. There may be better powder coatings  
> around
> now but so far I did not come across them. Of course these coatings do
> look much better than the paint jobs when new and/or in good condition
> but AFAIAC they are for trailer queens or dry warm climates only, not
> for chassis parts of cars that are in frequent use in bad weather or
> winterly conditions with salt on the road. You simply cannot detect
> deterioration early enough to prevent serious corrosion.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a  
> name of coudesluijs.vcf]
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