Re: (ET) Sealing in the paint

["Paul Heinzerling" <pheinzerling uakron edu>]

You might try a water-based polyurethane "varnish."  Minwax makes a good
line that includes three gloss levels.  It's good stuff, goes over about
anything, and doesn't amber out the finish like the oil-based 
polyurethanes.
It takes more coats to build, but dries quicker.  I don't believe that it's
technically certified for outdoor use (no UV protection?), but I've used it
on outdoor projects and it seems to hold up well.

Regards,
Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan and Connie Conine" <dconine dotnet com>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) Sealing in the paint


> Are you storing it inside or outside?
> Fading might be the biggest problem, but otherwise, I recommend a good
> hardshell (carnouba)wax on it. Generally, clearcoating with anything like
> polyurethane or laquer will probably take the latex off or make it
krinkle.
> With the cool weather, you will probably be better off to wait untill the
> weather warms and the paint gets most of it's outgassing done (a month
above
> 60°. Also, you might want to wait 6 months or a year and see if the paint
is
> still staying on the metal before putting too much work into protecting
it.
> Unless you are confident the latex is going to last, don't put any
silicone
> wax on it. That will just make the replacement paint job cleaning work
more
> difficult.
>
> DanC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "steves" <ssawtelle fcc net>
> To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 8:08 AM
> Subject: Re: (ET) Sealing in the paint
>
>
> > Not sure how to protect the latex, but in the future you may want to 
> > get
> > them to custom blend with an enamel base. They will, but you need to
ask.
> >
> > - SteveS
> > E20
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Zach" <czach computer org>
> > To: "Elec-trak list" <>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 9:07 PM
> > Subject: (ET) Sealing in the paint
> >
> >
> > > Well, now that the deck is painted and the tractor has two coats over
> > > all the once-rusted bits I do have to say that my E-20 looks like a
> > > million bucks!
> > >
> > > Now how do I keep it that way? This was a latex paint; and I wonder 
> > > if
I
> > > should put some sort of a sealer over it to protect it. Or should I
wax
> > > the thing?
> > >
> > > The mower deck BTW looks beautiful. Right now it looks like a thing 
> > > of
> > > pure beauty.
> > >
> > > Sorry to bubble on, but I never saw the E20 as a nice-looking thing
> > before.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
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