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    Offline blown motor

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    paint question
    « on: October 16, 2013 - 09:04:03 AM »
    A friend of mine redid a 55 Chev pick-up last winter. I think they painted it in April maybe. The other day he filled with gas in town, drove to my place and where he parked was a bit of a slant. The day warmed up and it seems the gas expanded enough to leak a bit out of the fill pipe and run down the side of the truck. The paint all wrinkled. Why would it do this 6 months after it was painted? The paint should have been cured long ago.
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    Offline torredcuda

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    Re: paint question
    « Reply #1 on: October 16, 2013 - 07:01:25 PM »
    What type of paint, did they use hardener ( the correct one) ? I sprayed my tail panel black with Totally Autos spray can stuff and the gas ate it a little before it had fully cured-now it`s fine.
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    Re: paint question
    « Reply #2 on: October 16, 2013 - 07:29:11 PM »
    I don't know the answer to your question, but I had a friend that had this same thing happen to his car  (and it wasn't freshly painted). I'm guessing it would do it to any car if the gas remains on the surface long enough??  :clueless:


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    Offline Cuda Cody

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    Re: paint question
    « Reply #3 on: October 16, 2013 - 09:53:31 PM »
    Good base / clear shouldn't do that at all.  I've spilled gas when I over filled the tank and didn't noticed until I got home and it was fine.  That was about 1 hour of driving with it on the clear coat. 

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    Offline Cuda Cody

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    Re: paint question
    « Reply #4 on: October 16, 2013 - 09:54:18 PM »
    What brand and series of paint was it?
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    Offline HP_Cuda

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    Re: paint question
    « Reply #5 on: October 17, 2013 - 12:09:05 PM »

    No clear coat and paint never really hardened.
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    Offline hiway star

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    Re: paint question
    « Reply #6 on: November 15, 2013 - 04:03:45 PM »
    Has anyone has that same problem with the Organisol under the gas filler on their Cuda? I used the stuff in the spray can; it wrinkles and comes loose whenever the a gas pumps' auto cutoff allows the fuel to burp when filling. 
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    Offline jimynick

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    Re: paint question
    « Reply #7 on: November 15, 2013 - 05:29:32 PM »
    Quote from: HP_Cuda on October 17, 2013 - 12:09:05 PM
    No clear coat and paint never really hardened.
    :iagree:  Yep. Single stage, non catalyzed paint is susceptible to ANY solvent and gas is a pretty good one. Back in the old days, we used to use gas to wash the paint off a car that the paint job had gone bad on. Looks like it still works!  :sadwavey:
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    Offline LEMOOREACE

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    Re: paint question
    « Reply #8 on: November 15, 2013 - 06:47:30 PM »
    Quote from: hiway star on November 15, 2013 - 04:03:45 PM
    Has anyone has that same problem with the Organisol under the gas filler on their Cuda? I used the stuff in the spray can; it wrinkles and comes loose whenever the a gas pumps' auto cutoff allows the fuel to burp when filling.

    Yes, but never on there long enough to wrinkle the pain though, but still an issue. 

    I HATE filling up the Cuda.
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