[Johnson] RE: GB> Aluminum Prep Q

[Roy Morgan]

At 03:01 PM 1/9/04 -0500, you wrote:
>  ...ZincOxide primer Worked great. ... No ZincOxide primer any more. Just 
> the red
>oxide variety. Not sure if it was taken off the market or what.

Likely.  Zinc is bad for the pollywogs or something.  Children, too.

>On a related note, where can one find black-wrinkle paint these days?

1) Your local Harley Davidson dealer. (Yup. they have or can get it.)

2) Your local automotive finishes store (Luckily, there is one near me.. 
though I have not bought wrinkle paint there for a couple of years now.)

3) NC Total Electronics:

http://www.nctotalelectronics.com/
"BLACK WRINKLE PAINT #BWP (*)
Due to an increase on our cost per can, the price is now $9.95 per can + 
$4.75 S/H ($1.65 S/H for each additional can). "

PS: there are some tricks to get the wrinkle paint to work right, in summary:

  - surface preparation
  - temperature's gotta be right (humidity, too, I bet)
  - thickness number of coats and timing between them
  - use of a heat gun or two hair dryers
  - keep the surface level if possible
  - DO NOT TOUCH for a long time to permit curing

Whatever you do, follow the instructions on the can or from the seller.

Happy painting.

Roy

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