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Chainsaw Bar painting.
« on: March 27, 2015, 01:44:54 pm »
Has anyone found a particular paint that will stay on the bar a reasonable amount of time?

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Re: Chainsaw Bar painting.
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2015, 01:46:41 pm »
Imron epoxy
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Re: Chainsaw Bar painting.
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2015, 02:05:25 pm »
Make sure to get whatever these guys comes up with that works.  I had a saw come in where guy painted the bar and the paint curled off under bar mount and plugged up the oiler holes.

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Re: Chainsaw Bar painting.
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2015, 11:23:20 pm »
If you are going to spray DuPont Imron epoxy paint make sure you wear a respirator and make sure it is a good one and not one of those flimsy surgical mask.  That paint is strong stuff and not good for your lungs.
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Re: Chainsaw Bar painting.
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2015, 12:21:27 am »
Had a guy that worked for me in machinery maintenance that painted his horse trailer over the week end with Imron and he was coughing blood on Monday morning. No mask!

I painted the outside of a 23' sailboat above the waterline with Imron 25 years ago and had no problem but I used an expensive mask.
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Re: Chainsaw Bar painting.
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2015, 01:19:52 pm »
Nasty stuff. If I were painting now days I'd use a full fresh air supply and Tyvek  suit.  I'm sure the solvents and catalysts are absorbed through skin but we never considered that when we were painting planes.

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Re: Chainsaw Bar painting.
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2015, 08:28:20 pm »
I painted a Cadillac Seville and a Jaguar for my brother with Imron.   Expensive paint but tough.
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Re: Chainsaw Bar painting.
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2015, 06:24:10 pm »
Rustolem appliance epoxy paint. Remove old paint, sand leaving rough finish and degrease with a prepaint degreaser wiped on. I preheat with a quartz light for 15-30 min then a light coat of paint to bite in. Let dry with quartz light 30min to 1 hr then a medium coat and let dry with quartz light overnight. This paint when baked a little has a very hard and slick finish that wears and cleans well. Black, bright white and gray are the only colors I've found.  Ken

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Re: Chainsaw Bar painting.
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2015, 09:28:59 pm »
My father ended up in the hospitol spraying epoxy on a '71 Maverick years ago .I only drank two beers in that closed up garage many years ago and I was drunk as a skunk .Nasty,nasty stuff

Rustoliem works good on a bar .

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Re: Chainsaw Bar painting.
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2015, 10:38:39 pm »
Rustolem appliance epoxy paint. Remove old paint, sand leaving rough finish and degrease with a prepaint degreaser wiped on. I preheat with a quartz light for 15-30 min then a light coat of paint to bite in. Let dry with quartz light 30min to 1 hr then a medium coat and let dry with quartz light overnight. This paint when baked a little has a very hard and slick finish that wears and cleans well. Black, bright white and gray are the only colors I've found.  Ken

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