Scott, Cracking is what I heard as well, but that was almost 35 to 40 years ago for me, so surely something has to be improved, and you see many bass boats are still metal flake!
Dan -----Original Message----- From: Scott Somers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:32 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake The better ones had up to 20 coats of clear and therein is the problem. Back then clear and sunlight did not like each other. Talk about cracking. Looked like a 100 year old's face. On a bad day. Bet they have the problem fixed by now. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Mascheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Rick Schaefer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:12 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > When I was a kid, they had a 3 window coop come through town, it was > painted > metal flake Green...Damndest color I have ever seen in the sun!! I keep > thinking about painting my car in metal flake, but I remember in the old > days they had 5 or 6 hand rubbed coats of lacquer. I never heard about > upkeep!? > > Dan Mascheck > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:08 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake > > Dare to be different. Check with a paint supplier on care & upkeep. > I wonder if the modern day paint compounds can't carry the > metalflake??? A good metalflake paint job sure looked good. > > > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:06:19 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I see metal flake on old cars....they are referred to as "lowriders" >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dan Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net >> Sent: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:00:11 -0600 >> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Paint Metal Flake >> >> When I was a kid, Metal Flake paint was the rage for hot rods...What >> ever > happened to it? I still see bass boats metal flake, but no cars. I see >> all > the new pearlescent and other unique paints, but no metal flake! > > What >> kind of problems do you have with maintenance? Cost? Application? I > want to >> repaint my Chevelle and was thinking about the old metal Flake as >> an > option! > > I'm also wondering if anyone knows a good paint shop in Houston, >> TX > surrounding or the area! > > Dan Mascheck > > -----Original Message----- > From: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, >> 2005 6:19 PM > To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net > Subject: Chevelle-list Digest, >> Vol 20, Issue 69 > > Send Chevelle-list mailing list submissions to >> Chevelle-list@chevelles.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide >> Web, visit >> http://chevelles.net/mailman/listinfo/chevelle-list_chevelles.net > or, via >> email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the >> list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your >> Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Chevelle-list >> digest..." > > > > > > -- > Rick Schaefer > 72 TPI El Camino > > > > > > >
