Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (May 2010, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Sat, 8 May 2010 14:26:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: corrosion study
Comments: To: Janne Ruohomäki <janne.ruohomaki@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
              reply-type=original

hi , lots of coffee, or beer for some, perhaps, on the sanding epoxy paint. .

that wet on wet gets the very best bond I'm sure.

about primers in general, probably not true for all primer paints, but I did read somewhere that they are porous ( more like single part paint , rather than two-part ) ..........I read somewhere that primer paint can be porous, and should have the top coat put on before two long.

and the paint can sure stand immersion in sea water..no problem there, it's keeping the water from getting to the metal under the paint ..so to me, it's all about how well the paint is bonded to the surface it's applied to.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Janne Ruohomäki" <janne.ruohomaki@gmail.com> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 11:05 PM Subject: Re: corrosion study

> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans > <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > >> I've used two part marine epoxy paint ...man, that stuff is like a coat >> of >> rubber steel practically. >> Particularily with a primer ...gonna be there forever. > > Ha! Nice to hear someone else uses this kind of paint. I decided to > use 2 component marine epoxy also. Primer actually. It is meant for > the parts of the boat that are under water. It is not an anti-fouling > paint. They are actually other kind of special paints and only have > use for van if its amphibious. > > If its supposed to survive continuous submersion in sea water, it > surely can handle the winter conditions here in Finland. The primer I > am using should alone form a non porous coating that does not let > moisture or oxygen through. On top of that I use 2 component marine > polyurethane paint. These paints might be a bit demanding in a way > that they really want to be painted wet on wet, at least between > primer and top coat. > > Oh.. and one surely wants to get good surface right from the start > with these: epoxy is HARD. Sanding takes a looooong time and loads of > coffee.


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.