Date:         Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:25:21 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Paint code questions
Comments: To: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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well then,
what paint and preparation process did you use, and how well did it hold
up ?
and glossy, flat, satin, etc. ?

what I like about Zero Rust spray paint ...I'm kinda a nut about colors
and paint and all that..
it's the best spray paint I've ever found..
it doesn't run, it goes on thin ..
takes several coats ...I use it on cast iron engine blocks ..
I use it on waterboxer cooling system metal pipes .
comes in a fantastic light blue ( plus gray, black, red, white ) ...
isn't flat or glossy .....but 'just right'.
and it really sticks to any well-cleaned metal surface.

paints vary a lot in quality...just any ole 'spray black' won't last too
well.
I use flat black stove paint on brake drums ..
they don't rust that way ...same for wheel flanges , etc.

I paint all my exhaust systems in Flame Proof high temp exhasut paint ..
first their primer, then the top coat ...in a light gray. They stay
unrusted for quite a while that way, and are easy to touch up in placeon
the van too.

scott
turbovans

On 11/26/2012 6:22 PM, J Stewart wrote:
> I like to think I can take credit for that, at least Vanagon alloys, anyway. I painted a set black back in 2006 and folks went crazy over them, no one would even realize they were just plain ol' Vanagon alloys until they took a closer look. Most would ask if they were off a Mercedes. I miss those wheels, and the van they were attached to as well! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
>> Black alloy wheels are all the rage these days.
>> I