[Shotimes] Bad looking slicers

Mon, 5 Apr 2004 14:56:27 -0400

Well you know, depending on what color you were going to use,
POR-15 can be thinned and sprayed.  There's not much tougher
than that.  It comes in a few colors, but not many.

Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

"James F. Ryan III" <av8r567@optonline.net> wrote on 04/05/2004 02:33:09 
PM:

> >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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