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  #11  
Old June 5th 05, 10:25 PM
johnboy
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"Shag" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 14:04:48 -0500, "johnboy" >
> wrote:
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>>Head over to Ace Hardware and buy a pint of acetone. It will take most of
>>the POR off.


> What about the diziness? :-)


A generous dose of 3.2 beer repeated as desired will flush you out good.


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Old June 5th 05, 10:46 PM
Shag
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On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 16:25:36 -0500, "johnboy" >
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>"Shag" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 14:04:48 -0500, "johnboy" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Head over to Ace Hardware and buy a pint of acetone. It will take most of
>>>the POR off.

>
>> What about the diziness? :-)

>
>A generous dose of 3.2 beer repeated as desired will flush you out good.
>


What is 3.2 beer? (I feel like I'm walking into a trap...)

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Old June 5th 05, 11:09 PM
johnboy
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"Shag" > wrote in message
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> What is 3.2 beer? (I feel like I'm walking into a trap...)


It is what strong beer is not.


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Old June 5th 05, 11:16 PM
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On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 17:09:29 -0500, "johnboy" >
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>"Shag" > wrote in message
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>> What is 3.2 beer? (I feel like I'm walking into a trap...)

>
>It is what strong beer is not.
>


Oh. Well, you must be right. I just had about 5-6 Amstel Light beers
and 1/2 a Budweiser and I'm not dizzy anymore. :-)

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Old June 6th 05, 12:35 AM
Neil
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Just make sure if you have to go to the bathroom that the hand you grab Mr.
Happy with is clean. If not, your wife or the guys at the gym might start
calling you Pinto.


Neil


"Remco" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Shag wrote:
>> When they say it's a good idea to use disposable gloves when applying
>> por-15, they MEAN it. Even my favorite hand-cleaner (gasoline) was
>> unable to get this stuff off. Looks like I'll see if it can outlast
>> me or I can outlast it. That stuff is strong. I got the top and
>> bottom of the flooring in the rail covered, with somewhat of a second
>> coat on the top. Going to cover it all with Herculiner once it's
>> cured (next weekend, probably) so I think I have really good coverage
>> of por-15 for what I need. Measured the flooring today. It's 1/8"
>> thick steel. Pretty hefty. With the por-15 and Herculiner on it, it
>> should outlast me. I used two fans to help with ventilation with the
>> garage wide-open and the rail parked right next to the big garage door
>> door. Just enough to keep it out of the sunlight, but give good
>> ventilation. Finished it up a couple of hours ago and I barely still
>> feel dizzy. :-P Pictures coming.

>
> Yeah, I know what you mean with that stuff not coming off:
> I painted engine tin, schroud and other pieces last week.
> When I walked back in the house my wife asked me what that black crap
> on my forehead was. I must have wiped my forehead with my gloved hand
> -- not smart, but in my defense I was seeing pink elephants at the
> time. It was a bear to get off my forehead but my handywork looks great
> and will last a long time.
>
> Herculiner, isn't that the stuff they paint truck beds with? That's a
> good idea, painting the floors with this stuff - didn't think of
> that... I guess one could paint the underside of the floors this way
> too, huh? Thanks for that tip.
>
> I actually picked up another bug yesterday - a 72 regular (am slowly
> working towards a bug fleet It'll need pans/rocker panels but is
> actually in good shape. Will probably spring for a gallon of POR15 soon
> because will definitely need it. This time I'll try to keep it off my
> forehead.
>



  #16  
Old June 6th 05, 01:01 AM
P.J. Berg
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Shag wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 14:04:48 -0500, "johnboy" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Head over to Ace Hardware and buy a pint of acetone. It will take most of
>>the POR off.
>>

>
>
> My wife wanted our daughter to take a quick picture of us and we
> forgot about the POR-15 stuff... Oops... hahaha!
> http://railadventures.dyndns.org/temp/Picture%20001.jpg
>



Psycho the sequel ??

J.
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Old June 6th 05, 01:03 AM
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Neil wrote:
> Just make sure if you have to go to the bathroom that the hand you grab Mr.
> Happy with is clean. If not, your wife or the guys at the gym might start
> calling you Pinto.
>
>
> Neil
>


MMmm. The mental image....(I could do without).


J

>
> "Remco" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>
>>Shag wrote:
>>
>>>When they say it's a good idea to use disposable gloves when applying
>>>por-15, they MEAN it. Even my favorite hand-cleaner (gasoline) was
>>>unable to get this stuff off. Looks like I'll see if it can outlast
>>>me or I can outlast it. That stuff is strong. I got the top and
>>>bottom of the flooring in the rail covered, with somewhat of a second
>>>coat on the top. Going to cover it all with Herculiner once it's
>>>cured (next weekend, probably) so I think I have really good coverage
>>>of por-15 for what I need. Measured the flooring today. It's 1/8"
>>>thick steel. Pretty hefty. With the por-15 and Herculiner on it, it
>>>should outlast me. I used two fans to help with ventilation with the
>>>garage wide-open and the rail parked right next to the big garage door
>>>door. Just enough to keep it out of the sunlight, but give good
>>>ventilation. Finished it up a couple of hours ago and I barely still
>>>feel dizzy. :-P Pictures coming.

>>
>>Yeah, I know what you mean with that stuff not coming off:
>>I painted engine tin, schroud and other pieces last week.
>>When I walked back in the house my wife asked me what that black crap
>>on my forehead was. I must have wiped my forehead with my gloved hand
>>-- not smart, but in my defense I was seeing pink elephants at the
>>time. It was a bear to get off my forehead but my handywork looks great
>>and will last a long time.
>>
>>Herculiner, isn't that the stuff they paint truck beds with? That's a
>>good idea, painting the floors with this stuff - didn't think of
>>that... I guess one could paint the underside of the floors this way
>>too, huh? Thanks for that tip.
>>
>>I actually picked up another bug yesterday - a 72 regular (am slowly
>>working towards a bug fleet It'll need pans/rocker panels but is
>>actually in good shape. Will probably spring for a gallon of POR15 soon
>>because will definitely need it. This time I'll try to keep it off my
>>forehead.
>>

>
>
>

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Old June 6th 05, 07:23 AM
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>>Head over to Ace Hardware and buy a pint of acetone. It will take most of
the POR off.
>What about the diziness? :-)

***************
To retain the dizzyness just sniff some laquer thinner. ;^P
You fellas *do* know that the por 15 is for *rusty* metal, don't you? It
dosen't stick very well (long term) to clean steel...
~ Paul
aka "Tha Driver"

Easy on the Giggle Cream!


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Old June 6th 05, 12:36 PM
Shag
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On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 02:23:53 -0400, "ThaDriver"
<imangeloneAThotmailDOTcom@> wrote:

>>>Head over to Ace Hardware and buy a pint of acetone. It will take most of

>the POR off.
>>What about the diziness? :-)

>***************
>To retain the dizzyness just sniff some laquer thinner. ;^P
>You fellas *do* know that the por 15 is for *rusty* metal, don't you? It
>dosen't stick very well (long term) to clean steel...
>~ Paul


Errr... You must not have looked at the pictures. :-)

  #20  
Old June 8th 05, 09:41 AM
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>Errr... You must not have looked at the pictures. :-)
***********
I must be blind; I didn't see any links to pics except for you & the wife
& the one for the jeep - which wouldn't come up in three tries...
~ Paul
aka "Tha Driver"

If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective.


 




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