To All, Sherman Williams, PPG Industries, and DuPont were contacted by DMC to submit information on procedures for painting stainless steel panels, check out DMC Service Bulletin ST-02-2/82 for all the details. Page 101 of Stainless Steel Illusion has details on experiments with painting the stainless. Paragraph two reads: "A far more intriguing way JZD considered for adding color to his sports car was with new body panels. Not stainless steel or metal, but soft urethane plastic bolted in place of the metal panels. The plastic would not only add color but would be highly resistant to small dings and bumps to the body surface. We may not of heard the last of this bright idea." That last line strongly relates to the recent stories talking of John building a plastic bodied sports car. As James has mentioned and I agree; we have DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx> Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com> ---------- > From: Marc A Levy <malevy@xxxx> > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] Re: Painted Delorean's > Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 8:14 AM > > How do you explain the fender in the warehouse that had color samples > painted on it? (I wish I took a picture... Maybe Steve Wynn can post > one?) > > I was told this was a fender that was used to test, and display the > paint possibilities on the stainless. I think someone at the warehouse > said it came from DuPont... I saw no verification of this, I am NOT an > authority on this. > > In a company of any substantial size, I find it impossible for one > person to know about everything that was going on. DMC subcontracted > the turbo design to Legend, maybe they also subcontracted the paint > research to someone? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/group/dmcnews http://www.eGroups.com - Simplifying group communications