Re: Colored Deloreans -- not painting per se

["Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxx>]

I think in the book "Stainless Steel Illusion" it mentions that 
DuPont was working on a type of coating to color the SS panels into 
various colors. But it was supposed to act more like a tint where 
the panels would be a different color, but you could still see the 
grain underneath. Not like a paint that would totally cover the SS. 
The end results were that in humid climates the coating would bubble 
and peel off. However the book does not mention weather the coating 
was applied as a film, or sprayed on as a liquid. Nor does it mention 
weather the tests were performed on a DMC-12, or in a lab.

As to 'wall papering' a DeLorean, of the handfull of Country Squire 
station wagons that are left on the road I've seen, I've yet to find 
one that still has the vinyl attatched (or even in good condition). 
And for painting over the film, I don't know that paint would stick 
very well to the tint, or the tint to the SS.

It's a good idea though, and it would be interesting to see the 
results. Maybe one day someone will decide on a new hobbie and pick 
up where DuPont left off...

-Robert
vin 6585


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> Is it feasible to cover the stainless panels of a Delorean with 
window tint
> film? I've been thinking for a long time about how cool it would 
be to
> 'paint' a Delorean without damaging the stainless texture. If one 
or two
> panels on a car are damaged and can't be economically restored 
without body
> fillers and paint, then why screw up the rest of the car by 
painting the
> good panels, too?
> 
> If window tint film wouldn't be practical, then what about a 
decal/bumper
> sticker material like those wood grain decals they used on 
stationwagons?
> Wouldn't a wood grain Delorean look just awful?