RE: LRO: Painting a IIa

From: Matt Peckham (matt@onexchange.com)
Date: Mon Apr 16 2001 - 11:11:01 EDT

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    If you inhale it long enough, yes.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: RON WARD [mailto:ronward@synovustrust.com]
    Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 11:06 AM
    To: lro@Works.Team.Net
    Subject: Re: LRO: Painting a IIa

    Retarder? Thought that was what the reducer did, among other things.

    >>> greylildogs@hotmail.com 04/16/01 10:43AM >>>

    Ron- You may want to consider adding a retarder to slow dry time a bit.
    might make your painting session a little less harried since you'll be
    brushing the stuff.
    -todd

    >From: "RON WARD" <ronward@synovustrust.com>
    >Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
    >To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
    >Subject: Re: LRO: Painting a IIa
    >Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 09:37:32 -0400
    >
    >Got it Saturday. Pastel Green. The guy at the counter said to mix in a
    >quart of reducer (mid temp) to make almost 3 quarts of paint. I bought 2
    >quarts of paint and the one quart of reducer. I need more Bill 'cuz I am
    >painting the interior and exterior surfaces a lighter color than original.

    >Anyway, it started raining Saturday night so I just wiped everything down
    >and closed up the shop until I can get home from work today to start
    >painting. I tested a small area on the breakfast where the original color
    >is and it's a spot on match.
    >
    >I'll post a pix when I get done.
    >
    > >>> jarvis64@juno.com 04/14/01 11:40AM >>>
    >I used a little thinner--I think I got mid-temp, but you should get
    >hi-temp thinner (which they only sell by the gallon at said CarQuest--I
    >asked). Hi-temp will thin the paint for the longest time and make it
    >easier to brush w/o having problems with it getting tacky as you go back
    >for stroke #2. The stuff dries QUICKLY.
    >
    >Bill
    >
    >On Fri, 13 Apr 2001 08:19:08 -0400 "RON WARD" <ronward@synovustrust.com>
    >writes:
    > > Did you have to thin that stuff out? Or just paint it on as is?
    > > Thanks, bro
    > >
    > > >>> jarvis64@juno.com 04/11/01 11:45PM >>>
    > > Ron,
    > > Just get your butt over to CarQuest on Veterans Parkway with the
    > > paint
    > > code (I think TeriAnn or OVLR has 'em on the web). The guys there
    > > are v.
    > > nice--they mixed up a couple batches of Marine Blue DuPont enamel
    > > for
    > > me--it ain't very expensive (especially if you put it on with
    > > disposable
    > > foam brushes), something like $30 for a quart, which was more than
    > > enough
    > > for my 109.
    > >
    > > bill
    > >
    > >
    >

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