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Date:         Wed, 9 Mar 2011 08:25:26 -0600
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Honing and cylinder painting
Comments: To: Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTikFaBgtmaNywqp5hZWdpPP0NPrinQm_4x=NWBVZ@mail.gmail.com>
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Hmmm. Wood stoves are widely used. Stove paint is for sale in local hardware stores here. When I heated my house with wood in eastern Kentucky, the flue for my stove and the stove were painted at the factory, and never needed redoing, but I saw the paint for sale there, where wood was the single most common home heating fuel (coal was second, natural gas third). mcneely

---- Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I think the more common application these days would BBQ/Grill paint. > > Cya, > Robert > On Mar 8, 2011 7:47 PM, "John Rodgers" <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > In Alaska we used to buy "Stove Pipe Paint" to paint the stove pipe on > > the old wood stove. It was a flat black high temp paint. In winter, > > especially in some of the trapper cabins and wherever - one would get > > the old wood stove huffing and puffing, and that stove pipe would get > > red hot. But that paint would hang on and not burn off. > > Dunno what it was made of. > > > > John > > > > John Rodgers > > Clayartist and Moldmaker > > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > > Chelsea, AL > > Http://www.moldhaus.com > > > > > > On 3/8/2011 8:46 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote: > >> Joe, > >> > >> > >> > >> I see my misquote has started quite a stir on the site. My mind must have > >> been in other places. But that's OK, I believe that if Women really > >> understood how most guys minds worked they would keep us in the garage > and > >> let us in the house once a week. > >> > >> > >> > >> For paint you need flat black and it needs to be able to handle the > >> temperatures without degrading. My suggestion would be a high temperature > >> flat black primer. > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks, Tom. > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > Of > >> Joe Luther > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 11:36 AM > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Subject: Re: Honing and cylinder painting > >> > >> > >> > >> Tom - thanks for the reply. What do you consider the "right" paint? > >> Secondly, is there any other area that should be painted? > >> > >> Joe > >> > >> _____ > >> > >> From: Tom Hargrave [mailto:thargrav@hiwaay.net] > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 12:26 PM > >> To: 'Joe Luther'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Subject: RE: Honing and cylinder painting > >> > >> > >> > >> The black paint works but you have to use the right paint. > >> > >> > >> > >> It's like taking 1 step backwards and one step forward. The backward step > is > >> the insulation value of the paint layer& the 2 steps forward are the > >> increased radiating properties of black verses silver or dull grey. High > >> efficiency teat sinks are anodized black for the same reason. > >> > >> > >> > >> Tom Hargrave > >> > >> www.towercooler.com > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > Of > >> Joe Luther > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 10:25 AM > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Subject: Honing and cylinder painting > >> > >> > >> > >> I've been looking around the web during my lunchtimes for reading > material > >> on rebuilding etc., I found a site called aircooled.net that has some > >> interesting and detailed information on it. > >> > >> In particular, I was looking for information on hone stones to be sure I > had > >> the right grade etc being sure of oil application during the process, > etc. > >> I have a Craftsman cylinder hone that I used once some years ago, I do > not > >> recall the stone grade. Is stone grade critical for light honing of used > >> but within spec cylinders to seat new rings? > >> > >> Also, in one document, it is recommended to put a coat of black hi temp > >> spray paint on the outside of the cylinder fins to aid in cooling. I > always > >> thought painting a heat transfer surface was akin to adding a layer of > >> insulation?? Not true? I didn't plan on painting anything but the > brackets > >> and tin and cast housings etc. > >> > >> Thanks in advance for comments. > >> > >> Joe > >> > >> Technical Manager > >> Alfons Haar Inc. > >> 150 Advanced Dr. > >> Springboro, Ohio 45066 > >> 937.560.2031 main > >> 937.560.2032 fax > >> 937.560.2037 direct > >> An ISO 9000:2008 certified organization > >> > >> _____ > >> > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1497/3490 - Release Date: 03/08/11 > >> > >> _____ > >> > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1497/3490 - Release Date: 03/08/11 > >> > >>

-- David McNeely


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