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Re: Painting the engine compartment

To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Subject: Re: Painting the engine compartment
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 09:18:14 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Richard D Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
In-reply-to: <36758C7B.24DB89FC@exit109.com>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Frank,

that sounds like a great idea.
Where would I purchase such a device?

Ulix

On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Frank Clarici wrote:

> 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
> 
> -- 
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> Lots of LBCs
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
> 

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
                                                           '67 Sprite


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