Re: [Amc-list] What type of cheap paint?

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I actually used Appliance Epoxy to black out the window frames on my two door sedan.
It has held up excellent for 9 years now. It never had a real high gloss but not flat. It's like the ceramic stuff you mention, you have to recoat within the time window or it will react and lift.
  You have to be ready to paint and not leave the scen until you are done!
I once forgot about the window and sprayed a set of valve covers a day later. What a mess!
I ended up putting them back in the fire!!!
Another old trick to clean off crusty gunky covers and such, Put them in a fire, watch them, the paint and crusted oild will burn right off. Clean them real good and paint them.
  Yeah, I know sounds like a tip out of WV! But I actuall first saw this done in PA! I thought the guy was nuts! He tossed two valve covers in a coal furnace with a wood fire going, Pulled the covers out a while later and they were spotless.

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dan Ritzinger" <danritz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> I've tried a lot of rattle-can paints over the years, and found that the 
> Duplicolor engine paint WITH CERAMIC (the slightly pricier type that they 
> sell, I believe) is head and shoulders above any other, except possibly the 
> engine paint from specialty places like Bill Hirsch.  I use this engine 
> paint exclusively, whether a high-heat paint is required or not, simply 
> because it goes on great, is not prone to runs/sags, dries fairly quickly, 
> looks very good, and is tough.  Too many of the other brands tended to stay 
> a bit gummy for days after spraying, making it difficult to handle the parts 
> without messing them up.  Not so with the Duplicolor.  Admittedly, it may be 
> a bit more expensive than other paints, and I'm using a pricier heat-type 
> paint where it's not required, but the ease of application, looks, and 
> durability make it worth it.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Arfon Griffith" <arfonrg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 10:53 PM
> Subject: [Amc-list] What type of cheap paint?
> 
> 
> >I need to paint some engine compartment parts (brackets, etc.).  I've
> > always used Rustoleum but have never been happy with the results.  It
> > just stays too soft and doesn't hold up.
> >
> > Any suggestions for a rattle-can paint (black) that I can try for these
> > miscellaneous parts? (yes, I know engine compartments are the body color).
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