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On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:23:40 GMT, idontwantanyspam@thankyou.com (Drew
Dalgleish) wrote:
>On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:09:01 -0400, "J.Kahn"
><jdkahn@REMOVEvideotron.ca> wrote:
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>>Drew Dalgleish wrote:
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>>>
>>> I find it very hard to believe that forces strong enough to crack 4130
>>> wouldn't be strong enough to crack powder coating.
>>> I suspect the real reason for not powdercoating the chopper frame has
>>> a lot to do with filming schedules.
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>>Drew, I believe it is related to the fact that the film is somewhat
>>flexible and tough so that it can accommodate a small subsurface change.
>> It's a bit like polyurethane paint's ability to hide filiform
>>corrosion, which really hurt Cessna owners back in the 80s when their
>>late 70s 172s started showing filliform corrosion under the paint
>>because Cessna used washer primer instead of epoxy primer when they
>>first went to urethane paints.
>>
>>John
>
>Thanks John I thought powder coat was more like ceramic and
>inflexible.
Powder coat is basically a thermoplastic.
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Re: Powder Coat on 4130
