Re: (ET) Sealing in the paint

["Dan and Connie Conine" <dconine dotnet com>]

I wouldn't recommend it just because it doesn't harden like an outdoor
finish should. You will find all kinds of things stuck to it if it gets 
dust
or debris that sit on the poly for very long (a day or so). This might be a
good question for a paint group someplace (do you yahoo?). 'Are there
hardening agents which work with Minwax?'

A cabinetmaker I know recommended putting carnouba wax over the 
polyurethane
finish to keep books and papers from sticking to the table, but that only
helped a little, it didn't cure the problem.

Just my penny and a half,

You could try a spray clearcoat lacquer on a part that won't show, to see 
if
it wrinkles the latex. Minwax does make a couple of different sprays, in
both mineral and water-based polyurethane.

DanC

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Heinzerling" <pheinzerling uakron edu>
To: "Dan and Connie Conine" <dconine dotnet com>;
<elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Sealing in the paint


> 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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