On October 17, 2004 JOE B FULTON wrote: > Spraying with clear first is an old trick for sealing > the edges where there might be bleed through of the > color. My only other experience with this is in > painting trim stripes on an airplane. > > The silver was spray can enamel. Don't know if it was > acrylic or not, but I don't see how that would make > any difference. > > Regards, > Joe Fulton > Salinas,CA > --- AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >> > . > > > > Why spray the edges wth clear enamel and then paint > > the silver? It should be the other way around. The > > silver enamel will rub off unless it is cleared. You > > should have used a silver acrylic enamel or better > > yet laquer. > > "Doc" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================= > > Posted by wixList Archiver -- > > http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > . I have been useing rattle can sray paint on model cars and the real thing for 40 years and never saw any brand of enamel silver paint that when dry would not rub off unless it had a coat of clear on it to seal it. "Doc" ============================================================= Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist .