Re: [AMC-List] Baking Paint

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: David Crooks <david.crooks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" <snip> places with ovens to bake-cure the paint in. they can't give it a 
" really hard bake unless you strip everything nonmetallic off, but even
" what they can do gives you a better, more durable finish. <snip>
" 
" This is actually something I've meant to ask a real auto paint 
" specialist...  Because I don't believe that it's true of modern
" catalyzed and epoxy finishes.  These finishes cure by cross
" linking into long molecule chains.  If the temperature is too
" high, they cure too fast, resulting in shorter molecule chains
" and are weaker because of this.  If the temperature is too low,
" then the reaction doesn't happen at all, and it never cures.  In
" any of the industrial epoxies I've used, there is an optimum cure
" temperature range, for strongest results. 

i'd like to know this too, but i wouldn't be surprised if baking still
produces a tougher, less brittle finish.
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