[urq] Re: metal polishing and coating

[Brett Dikeman]

At 12:24 AM -0400 7/5/04, DGraber460 at aol.com wrote:
>Any one have any BTDT experience (or just suggestions) about shining up mild
>steel (not stainless or  aluminum) and coating it for corrosion resistance?

Suggestion, no experience:

http://www.por15.com/subcat.asp?id=2

I have used their two-part hardnose, and that stuff is VERY tough(the 
two-part non-clearcoat stuff also leaves a super-glossy finish that 
looks very pretty, almost like powercoating).  Their high-temp paint 
is also pretty good.  A few people in the club that I know have used 
POR15's stuff and been similarly happy.

One word of caution, most of their stuff is isocyanate based, not 
very human-friendly.  Gloves+respirator (or a very open space) would 
be an excellent idea.  Oh, and don't do what I did(rinse the brush in 
water, instantly remembering "it hardens with exposure to water" as 
lots of little globs instantly affixed themselves to the sink and 
hardened (but hey, don't worry, xylene takes it right off ;-)

Brett
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