Works great on boats, gonna try the left over on mine this fall. Wish me luck. Keith Beckett Cantrell wrote: > Okay Guys and Gals, this is the end all-be all of instructions for > re-finishing the pop-top. It does NOT involve three hundred hours of hand > sanding, fourty coats of hand rubbed two part epoxy paint, or more than eight > hours of work. Get ONE gallon of Sherwin Williams Industrial and Marine > Coatings Industrial Enamel, Pure White(B54 W 101) Wash the top, and let it > dry. Trim off any "hairs" and rough sand with anything, including gravel, or > a cinder block. If the top is not totally buggered, don't even bother. This > stuff was designed to fill rough spots. Apply two rolled on coats of the > above.( use a three inch roller, with the shortest nap you can find. Or, if > you're of the mind to, a Binks 18 gun, or airless sprayer also works > extreamly well.) Let dry two to three hours between coats. Then apply one > final brushed on coat. This product will out last the vehicle, is a > wonderfull semi-gloss white, and is almost bullet-proof. Everything, > including bird droppings, eggs, tree sap, or anything your children (in my > case, grandchildren) can evacuate from their bodies, etc. can be washed or > scraped off w/o hurting the finish. If, somehow, you manage to damage the > coating, just brush on a dab touch-up paint to the area. It will blend right > in. I've used this stuff for over ten years, on three Westys, and will > personally pay for your gallon of paint( 29.95 plus tax) if you don't > absolutly love it. Go on, try it! > Beckett |
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