Author: Retroactive
Subject: Diary of a Madmodder
Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 9:47pm
That's a good guess Dave. It does have metallic material in it, and could reflect a little nice even heat, but it's not that special black BBQ finish. I was going to wait until I had the color top coats on, but I had to put six coats of that primer on (manufacturer said three coats of the primer, I had to buy a second can, LIES!). The first top coat went on today, but it's all streaky because of the black showing through. Hopefully finish it tomorrow, I didn't want to wait 4 hours for it to cure enough for a second coat. Good thing the heater kicks ass in the little 171, it's gets up to ideal 77F curing temp within minutes - and today we are having a freak 22F weather...a mere 30F below normal. The key clue to this real function is the ferrous material infused paint.
Subject: Diary of a Madmodder
Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 9:47pm
That's a good guess Dave. It does have metallic material in it, and could reflect a little nice even heat, but it's not that special black BBQ finish. I was going to wait until I had the color top coats on, but I had to put six coats of that primer on (manufacturer said three coats of the primer, I had to buy a second can, LIES!). The first top coat went on today, but it's all streaky because of the black showing through. Hopefully finish it tomorrow, I didn't want to wait 4 hours for it to cure enough for a second coat. Good thing the heater kicks ass in the little 171, it's gets up to ideal 77F curing temp within minutes - and today we are having a freak 22F weather...a mere 30F below normal. The key clue to this real function is the ferrous material infused paint.