Mmmm...nitrocellulose lacquer.... -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
On 8/15/2008 7:38 PM Jake de Villiers wrote: > The pro paints are more costly to make - pricier ingredients, more > costly safety measures, more & longer procedures in the batch process. > Many of them are now 2 part paints and when you smell them, you can tell > how dangerous they are in one sniff. > > I did the grey van's roof in a PPG 2 part coating and it makes old > fashioned nitrocellulose lacquer seem like health food! > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com > <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote: > > B-but, are polymers, UC protectorants, and UV-stable pigments so very > expensive? Surely the consumer isn't paying a premium because the stuff > is nasty -- that should not raise the cost a cent. > > Again -- not challenging, just curious. > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 |
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