<VV> painting on the cheap

[Tony Underwood]

At 01:05 PM 9/23/2009, Chris & Bill Strickland wrote:
>from that Corvair $50 Paint Job website
>
>Update, 11-25-07
>
>Since this car was painted, Oct. 2006, the "state of the art" in roller
>painting has moved on. Interlux Brightsides marine top [deck] paint
>seems to be the paint of choice. It is a single stage polyurethane paint
>with UV inhibitors and self leveling/flow additives.



Several years ago I bought 4 gallons of boat paint with various 
weather resistant additives, including enzymes that are supposed to 
fend off barnacles.   ;)


The paint's additives had an expiration date so I got it for 
country-dirt cheap.   It's stated as being lacquer but I don't think 
it actually is...  whatever it is, I got white, red, black, and 
clear.    The less than informative labels that came with this paint 
(look like those plain white w/black text labels on industrial 
supplied paint products) said to cut these paints with mineral 
spirits.   No manufacturer's name was listed, just a stocking 
number.   Scuttlebutt said it may have been distributed by some 
outfit called Dolphin Inc but I dunno...  they did say the stuff 
originally cost something like 320 bucks/gallon.    :O     ??   Not 
real sure I believe that.

I got it for 12 bucks/gallon...


If it's really lacquer I wonder what would happen if I did thin it 
with mineral spirits (aka Varsol)...    ;)    Gonna require some 
experimentation, I think.



I actually bought the stuff to maybe paint the shed and doors to the 
garage and whatever else similar might need paint on it.    Ended up 
with a smoking deal on some high-test paint from Lowes (coupon sale) 
that I rolled on instead that's hanging in there nicely.   Later on, 
someone on the web talked about this same boat paint and that he 
painted a Fox body Mustang with it and the car turned out nice.


Maybe I need to shoot some onto something to see how it goes...



tony..