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On 15 Sep 98, at 14:24, Park, Keith J (CRD) wrote: > Dont paint the stuff.. someday it WILL crack, mine did very quickly on the square, matter of physics > really, different coefficients of expansion between plastic and metal and you get cracked paint Come on, Keith! Paint is a polymer, so it is more like a plastic than a metal, and it is a pretty good expansion match to the beading. With proper prep, a good paint will do a good job on the beading. How it manages on the metal is a bit of a mystery, but it seems to manage, somehow. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/