[DML] Painted DeLoreans...

[Gerald Deutsch <Jerry1@xxxx>]

snip----->On a debate of a same level, but on a different subject, it is like people 
painting DeLorean motorcars. It can be done. People do it for a living too. 
But let us look at the reality of painting stainless steel. The "process 
and the effort" to do so is more demanding than the standard steel bodies.  
But it has been done. With the "modern" formulated paints that is available 
today, the painting of stainless steel, aluminum even flexible materials is a 
reality that was an impossibility many years ago. <-----snip

Kayo,
My car was painted back in 1981 when it was brand new at the dealer. It has not flaked off at all. The paint is still sticking and would still be in perfect condition today if it was properly maintained. Unfortunately, it was left outside and neglected for a few years. This resulted in damage to the paint, which is a lacquer base coat/clear coat system. Certain sections of the car have been saved and brought back to a beautiful shine, but other "high exposure" areas were not fixable. The car still looks great, but it's not perfect. It can be seen at this website: http://home.tampabay.rr.com/deloreans/index.htm It is the first series of pics on the page. So, as you can see, the technology was there back then, but it was new and still in it's experimental stage. Today, there are much better materials that should be used. 
By the way, my car wasn't painted because it was hit, it was painted this color scheme beacause of some famous or semi-famouse car racer back then who used those colors on his race cars. That's all I know. I would like to find out more, but this is all I know for now. If anyone else knows any possible historical information or recognizes my car from years ago, please let me know. Thanks. ---Dan Vin#5493

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