<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">A “bedazzled” submarine? <div><br></div><div>:)<br><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jun 24, 2019, at 5:47 PM, Pete Niedermayr via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydp16829265yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">What about adding glass beads to make the paint reflective ?<br><div></div>
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On Monday, June 24, 2019, 6:27:21 PM GMT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp4ac8ff74yiv0674190464"><div><div class="ydp4ac8ff74yiv0674190464yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Alec Smyth...can you give us some more details on your experience with Sherwin Williams paint and your hull painting experience.</div><div><br></div><div>1) Do you recall which Macropoxy product you used? There are multiple types listed on their web site.</div><div>2) How much "working time" did you have with the product?</div><div>3) How long before it dried to touch? Cured?</div><div><br></div><div>It looks like white and black colors are the only ones they list as acceptable for "immersion" in salt water. I can't help but wonder what the difference is between the same product in yellow or red options.</div><div><br></div><div>I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet since I may be limited to hand painting the 600 in my yard, uncovered. The place I am having sandblast the sub does not paint so I either have to find some other place or do it myself. One thing, I don't care about the finish. I actually prefer Alec's method of hand rolling with "orange-peel" results simply because repairs of scratches and dings would blend better (I think).</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway....rambling here and looking for thoughts from the group.</div><div><br></div><div>Jon</div><div><br></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></div>
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