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<<the original formula was based on fish oil

I used rustoleum iron oxide red primer on some once-chromed steel table
legs. Went on thick, took more than a week to cure, and smelled like
cod-liver oil the whole time. Three coats of their gloss black applied over
the primer (and wet-sanded between coats) left me with acceptablly smooth
(lots of coats, particularly the first heavy coat of primer, filled some of
the pits) and glossy finish. Table hasn't seen hard service outside, but
seems to be holding up quite well. And, fortunately, the smell of fish is
gone.

So, is or was? And, does the fish oil penetrate the rust?

Sign me,
Inquiring Mind (we want to know)

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael P. Edison [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 11:03 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Vinyl & Paint - Cheap Paint Conspiracy


Message text written by "BP - \"Infarct a Laptop Daily\""
><< I've paid like $75.00 a gallon for Tnemec paints. >>

Gee, I dunno anybody who'd spec anything that expensive....What's the word
on
Tnemec, Mike and others?  I remember Frank Matero used to say Rustoleum
wasn;t worth the can it comes in....

Ralph<

I am aware of at least two projects of significant scale on which Tnemec
coatings are in service over Edison patches, and so far so good. As for
Rustoleum, the original formula was based on fish oil, which was supposed
to be efficient at penetrating rust. Today, of course, Rustoleum makes a
wide range of industrial coatings, and I have used some of them with
satisfactory results.

It seems to me that most paint manufacturers have products of widely
varying quality and price. With the reputable companies you get what you
pay for. There are some companies with the incredible chutzpah, however, to
put together incredibly slick marketing campaigns and charge up to 4 times
what their stuff is worth. Buyer beware!

Mike E.