Date:         Mon, 14 Jan 2002 20:27:56 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Crypto Vanagonites!
Comments: To: Julianna Thoennes <mumbrue@ATTBI.COM>
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Julianna Thoennes wrote:

 I saw a jeep the other day that was

> completely painted with yellow truck bed liner.  It looked fabulous!
> Imagine the protection!
>

As I write, my son has two Jeeps that have been brought in to have the colored
poly-urea with aliphatics applied to them. They are big, much modified rock
climbing rigs. They are actually Jeep bodies and frames with all the roll cages,
bush bars, etc. One had an 8 inch wide section removed lengthwise  to keep the
overall width of the machine to a certain dimension with the wheels back on it.
One of these rigs will get a complete "Paint-Job" with Canary Yellow, while the
other gets a Bright Blue. Should be very cool.

People seem to like the poly-urea a little better than the polyurethanes, mainly
because it represents a step up in the technology with the attendant advantages
polyurethanes. Things like the high pressure application with the attendant
greater adherence to the substrate, greater shore hardness, etc.

I look forward to getting my Van done. I'm like you, I don't care for the Bra,
etc. As for resale, once a potential buyer understands the advantage of the
applied rock protection, I don't think it will affect any sales. But then I
don't plan of giving my Van up, unless it is a concession to a bad knee that
gets a workout working the clutch peddle. In that case, I would get a late
Vanagon with an auto trans.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver