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Re: Painting the engine compartment

To: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Painting the engine compartment
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:08:59 -0500
Cc: Richard D Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Positive Earth Drivers Club
References: <Pine.OSF.3.96b.981214092637.7510B-100000@saul6.u.washington.edu>
Reply-to: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
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Ulix

If you have paint mixed up, spring fore one of those re-pressurizable
(?) spray paint thingys.
It is a glass jar with an air cylinder attached to it. It makes any
paint sprayable. Costs about $10. Fill with thinned paint, point and
spray.

Frank

Ulix Goettsch wrote:
> 
> Guys,
> I think I have decided that spray cans are my only option right now.  But
> there is no available paint that even remotely matches the blue of my car.
> So I think I'll have a paint store mix up teh paint and fill some spray
> cans for me.
> Thanks, Ulix
> 
> On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Richard D Arnold wrote:
> 
> > >Since the area is limited in size and the results do not have to be
> > >showroom finish, what about spray cans?
> >
> > When overhauling the engine in Miss Molly, I used garden variety spray
> > paint from Kmart to repaint the nasty looking areas.  That made the other
> > areas look bad by comparison, so I reshot the whole compartment using
> > spray cans.  Looks damn good, if I do say so myself.
> >
> > I think the paint was by Dutch Boy.
> >
> > Rich
> >
> 
>     Ulix                                                    __/__,__
> .......................................................... (_o____o_)....
>                                                            '67 Sprite

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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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