[TheForge] Chemical Questions ?

Mon Nov 11 00:17:00 2002

At 08:33 AM 10/28/02, you wrote:


Dave; I wonder if some sacrifice zincs, like used on a saltwater boat to 
control corrosion, might not be called for?...Pete


>The new top coat will be "bronzetone" a rather generic color that I use on
>most everything that I do. The original came out of Yellin's shop with a wax
>finish. That will not do in this situation. There are traces of old paint on
>the grills, some white and some black. The client liked the bronzetone but
>the reality is that both grills are set into a huge window that over looks
>the river. The bright daylight that comes through the window washes out ALL
>of the detail of the grills and they do not have specific lighting inside
>the room for the grills. The client was aware that these were 'nice' pieces
>but really had no idea what a treasure he had. Too bad. I am afraid that
>these two pieces are distend to live out the next 20 or 30 years as
>silhouettes in a big window in a room with a big swimming pool. The best
>thing that I can do is to try to protect them from the chlorine.
>dave m
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Shannell Sugrue" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 5:13 AM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Chemical Questions ?
>
>
> > So what colour will this top coat be? is it the same as the original?
> >
> > > Then I got some special 'water borne acrylic' primer and top coat that
> > Clare
> > > Yellin
> > > suggested. The primer is called "1,000 Hour Primer" because it was
>tested
> > in
> > > 1,000
> > > hours of exposure to salt spray.
> >
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