<VV> engine fan paint

[Andy Clark]

Seth is right. I use Hammerite on my fans. It's as hard as nails and shiny.
It also has a slippery surface which rejects dirt accumulation. Doesn't need
waxing either.

Andy Clark
Camano Island, WA.
1966 140/4 Monza Sedan
1966 140/4 Yenko Clone
1966 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Sethracer at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> engine fan paint


>
> In a message dated 5/3/2007 8:53:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> tkalp at cox.net writes:
>
> My  advice is to clean it up and not paint it.  Don't Rhino it . . . it
will
> add too much weight . . . they make them out of mag. for a reason.  Black
> seems to be the natural color for fans, they all seem to revert back to
black.
> I have a red fan, run it for awhile and it starts reverting to  black.
> Unless it is a show only car l would at most put a thin coating  of black
paint on
> it and a good wax job to keep it easy to clean.
>
> Terry  Kalp
>
>
>
> I think the fan needs to be coated with something. Remember that the
> Magnesium material is sourced  from Seawater - and would much rather  be
back there.
> It corrodes easily - as evidenced by the white spots on most  fans. Once
you
> have it clean, a light coating of paint - Black is good - should  really
be
> applied! - Seth