Miata Mailing List: June 1997, Message #4
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From: 	"john_k..." <kresky@erols.com>

Subject: Re: Maguires

Date: 	Sun, 1 Jun 1997 08:14:51 -0500







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> From: Lanny Chambers <lanny@derived.com>

> To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@list.realbig.com>

> Subject: Re: Maguires

> Date: Saturday, May 31, 1997 1:22 PM

> 

> On 5/31/97 06:05, john_k... (kresky@erols.com) wrote:

> 

> >24 years old! That tell you the story right there. None of that new

clear

> >coat stuff with a thin layer of color underneath. That car probably has

10

> >to 20 coats of hand rubbed lacquer on it.

> 

> Actually, it's a catalyst-based urethane enamel, which I suppose was 

> pretty new back then. I had my '71 240Z repainted with that stuff--Imron,



> I think it was--after repairing the rusted fenders in '75. It's a 

> wonderful paint for solid colors: the shine doesn't stop at the skin, and



> pebbles bounce harmlessly off without chipping. I wonder if it comes in 

> SU...

> 

> ---

> Lanny Chambers, St. Louis





Yep! That stuff was pretty new at that time, at least for automotive

applications, as far as I know. But the single stage stuff is a lot nicer

than the clear coat. I would use a single stage paint any day for a solid

color, and even some metallics. You can get almost any color mixed in a

single stage urethane. The big deal with clear coats was initially that the

clear is a UV protecterant. Remember how silver metallic cars, in

particular, always got real dull after 3 or 4 years? The clear coats

stopped that, but I still think they have a lot of draw backs. My '89 BMW

with a single stage paint looked like new after 7 years. My '96 BMW looks

like is seven years old after one year just from the chips on the hood. But

BMW paint is a hole other story. 





   John K...   

                   Miata CA 63076  '97 / Montego Blue / Lth / "PT"

                   CRI Horns, RB Type V bar, RB Type I Nose 



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