Re: Ove Interest?

On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:10:42 -0500, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:23:49 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:
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On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:29:29 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:
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Why do you suppose that Liebermann would take your comments and distort thgem to mean that one should use marine bottom paint to protect dry steel bike frames?

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Please show me where I suggested the use of marine paints for painting
bicycle frames.  Hint:  I made no such suggestion.  Here is an exact
quote for what I'm trying to do. 
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Change-o-topic:
Has anyone actually tried using an rust prevention concoction such as
lanolin (sheep oil) based Fluid Film for preventing rust and
corrosion?
<https://www.fluid-film.com>
<https://www.fluid-film.com/products/>
<https://www.fluid-film.com/recreation-applications/>
If so, which version and did it work?

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Andrew suggesting trying linseed oil and John B suggested marine
paints.  If you look back at the comments prior to yours, none of them
had anything to do with bicycles.  See:
Message-ID: <orbarj9866m4c0ro9l0smcaq9fg8bu0cj0@4ax.com>  (Jeff L)
Message-ID: <vp3dlo$1v2d6$3@dont-email.me>  (Andrew)
Message-ID: <6itcrj5gh3hrl7mku90h2bsajeo2vgfs0d@4ax.com>  (John B)
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The problem with marine paints is that they do not have a good finish that you want on a bike. If you want a good bicycle finish you can use two part epoxy paint but you must immediately then clean out the sprayer with acytone. Another method is to take your frame to a powder coating company and have the old frame and fork sand blasted clean and you then spray and cook on a powder coating. The are also available in high luster finishes. Though those are quite a bit more expensive. Semi-shiny white finishes are commony used on shop shelves and is quite inexpensive and is difficult to rust through.

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Indeed, marine bottom paint is totally unacceptable except as bottom
paint. It's damned expensive, too, and doesn't last long, at least not
in salt water with barnacles present.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/53145120060/

YUP. When I wrote Bottom Paint I was thinking of the normal paint that
I used to apply to the bare fiberglass to make a base coat for the
anti-fouling "bottom paint" that went on  just before launching.
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Cheers,

John B.