Re: [DML] fascia repair/paint

[dherv10@xxxx]

Walt and group, I all the years of working with Corvettes, 72 was the first 
year of the rubber bumper and 73 was rubber front and rear. For the 10 years 
I worked with them, I never replaced one. That was about 82 thur 85 I had 
those cars. 
Ultra Violet light through all my years of working with products for outside 
whether it be bumpers on cars, ty raps, plastic of any kind, UV will get to 
it without a certain amount of care. New products today that repel UV will 
help, but nothing will beat care. Crows feet was pretty common for cars that 
were parked out side. All we did was repaint them ever so often.One thing 
that will help is the dryer that is used in paint and how it sticks. As the 
paint shop about that. 
John Hervey
http://www.specialtauto.com/

<< I have seen DeLoreans that have been stored out in the sun for many years.
Some of these had severe cracking paint. I think this was due to being
previously repainted by paint that tended to expand/contract at a different
rate than the fascia. I've also seen spider web cracks any place where a
fascia gets bumped. I know that on many cars they use a flexible/rubberized
additive in the paint to make it hold up better on fascias. I'm wondering
how something like that would do in our case? It will be interesting to
hear how the Halfords product holds up. Time will tell.

Walt >>