[BMWCSRegistry] Badges and Undercarriage

[Richard Conway]

Dan,

Eggshell is a very common term for sheen and texture associated with paints.
It¹s not the same as semi gloss or semi flat. It¹s not commonly associated
with automotive paint though but it is definitive.

Richard Conway


On 2/24/08 2:50 PM, "Dan Koturov" <CSiLcoupe at msn.com> wrote:

> Second time I have heard that term, eggshell black. Who has ever seen a black
> egg, and if you have, would you really eat a black egg? I think a more
> commonly used term is semi gloss black. Krylon calls it semi flat black, and
> believe it or not, it’s a really nice black, very much like the original on
> the gas tank. If you scrape all the old stuff off you are just likely to find
> rust you will feel obligated to repair. Save yourself the grief and apply
> fresh undercoat over the old stuff, looks better but does nothing to stop
> further rust (in my opinion).
> Dan
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: coupecs at aol.com
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>> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 10:41 AM
>> Subject: [BMWCSRegistry] Badges and Undercarriage
>> 
>> This is a two parter.
>> 
>> I still have a couple of badges left with lapel pins. Anyone interested?
>> $50. for both including shipping. There are LOTS of lapel pins left.  $10.
>> each
>> 
>> I am having the undercarriage of my coupe scraped and, and, that's where the
>> puzzle starts. My body guy wants to undercoat. He says it will take days to
>> scrape all the old undercoating off to take it to bare metal. Art had
>> recommended eggshell black but I am not certain, Art, where that should be
>> sprayed.
>> 
>> Suggestions??
>> 
>> Steve O'Neill
>> 
>> 74 CSi
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