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Hello Folks In the past days it has been a lot of mails about paint jobs, prices and how to do it your self. While browsing the net I found this really nice article about DIY paint job. Although the page is written by some VW lover he has some very valid points and what he write is very good and adequate. However after reading the page I would like to add some remarks about fillers and how to apply them to the car. 1; If you are serious about fillers use lead fillers - the old fashion way of doing it. Well not easy but very good. 2: He says fillers should only be put on bare metal - Well that's is kind of true if you want the filler to really stick to the car (so to say). However the vital "law" of the zinc chromatic primer is lost. You see to provide a good rust protection the zinc chromatic primer should always be as close to the metal as possible. Otherwise it will not serve it's purpose of being a "giver" electrons instead of the steel giving it away to the oxidation process. This happens due to the fact that zinc is less "nobel" than steel. Okay so putting a filler between the steel and the zinc in the primer is not good since you will insulate the zinc from the steel (unless you use lead which it self is serving the same purpose as zinc). The conclusion is that if you want rust under the filler apply it directly to the metal (naturally rust under the filler will make it come lose after a while - read years). Well it's just my two cent tip - yes I always use a zinc primer underneath the filler. Well here is the link to the article: http://www.thebugshop.org/bsfqpnt.htm Re Beck _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
