[Shotimes] Bad looking slicers

[James F. Ryan III]

>You may have trouble finding it.  It may be outlawed.

That's a shame if it is, it was some really tuff stuff.  DuPont still lists
it on their website.  They say to use Imron where:  "Mechanical surface
preparation will be prohibited or impractical later when recoating."  I
remember I couldn't even put a scratch in it with my keys.





>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
>Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
>Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 1:39 PM
>To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Bad looking slicers
>
>
  I have used
>PPG's equivalent for the engine block and heads and the firewall
>in my truck.  It's very tough stuff.  It was a urethane enamel.  The
>part that made it tough, the hardener, was banned by the EPA.  When
>I went to get some more to paint the inner fenders and radiator
>support, I found out that it was banned.  They had a heck of a time
>matching my custom color in a different kind of paint.
>
>
>Mike Wojton
>Toledo, Ohio
>
>-'95 White MTX
>   '96 Brake Upgrade
>
>"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
>
>
>
>
>shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 04/05/2004 11:22:29 AM:
>
>> My first job out of college was as an engineer for a town.  My company
>> car(s) were the hand-me-downs from the police dept.  The first car I had
>was
>> a '90 Caprice (square-body style), then I had a '91 Caprice (round-body
>with
>> the funny rear wheel opening), then I had a '95 Caprice with 260hp and
>dual
>> exhaust.  Prior to the '95, the police decals and stripes were vinyl
>tape,
>> but the chief didn't like how they looked after a few years of service,
>so
>> the '95 had it's stripes painted on.  Burgundy and gold stripes along
>the
>> sides of the car from nose to tail and then up over the trunk lid.  The
>> paint they used was DuPont Imron - very tough stuff!!  Peterbilt anf
>> Kenworth use it to paint their trucks.  I think I'm going to have my
>white
>> slicers painted with the stuff when the time comes.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
>> >Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 8:53 AM
>> >To: bob6867@alltel.net
>> >Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
>> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Bad looking slicers
>> >
>> >
>> >I haven't painted the slicers, but I did have a set of race
>> >wheels (off the Ninja Turtle cars) painted to match my '89
>> >some years ago.
>> >
>> >Paint shop lightly scuffed the surface, filled chips, primed
>> >and painted with a clearcoat top finish.  They looked great
>> >till I put them in a trailer going to a race stacked on top
>> >of each other and they shifted and rubbed the paint in a few
>> >places.  Everywhere else though, many years later, they
>> >still look great.
>> >
>> >I don't think he used any special paint.
>> >
>> >Don Malllinson
>> >
>> >bob6867@alltel.net wrote:
>> >
>> >> After cleaning or attempting to clean my slicers, I've noticed
>> >that they are in pretty bad shape, as far and places where the
>> >paint or the finish has come off, tar that won't come off and so
>> >on. Has anyone painted their slicers, or have any idea on how to
>> >restore them to a newer looking condition? Paint? any help or
>> >ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Bob Meador
>> >> Leitchfield, KY
>> >> 93 ATX 3.2L
>> >> very few mods
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