sosnaenergyconsulting(at)home.com wrote:
> I'm trying to locate some kind of a resin that can be polished to a
> super high shine--something equal to the reflectance of automotive
> paint.
Dave, mention something about what you are try to do with it. Automotive
paint IS a resin material.
> I thought about the Corvette and the Lotus and I thought the early cars
> were finished in something called a "gel coat" that could be got shiny
> with polish, but I don't really know anything about those cars, or that
> kind of material.
A "gel-coat" is applied (inside the mold) to hide the glass fibers in
the part during the fiberglass lay-up process. These cars are finally
painted and no gel-coat is exposed (it is exposed as a finish in boat
fabrication).
> I'd like to be able to tint or color it black and after it hardens to
> polish it to the point where the shine will blind me.
Gel-coats are tinted before being applied at the factory only. One can
only paint the fiberglass surface after it is hardened.
> Anybody out there got some recommendations as to material,
> manufacturers, and/or tinting media?
Why not just paint it with automotive paints. You can't get any better
than using paints anyway.
Jan
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