<B><I>Gary Fluke <gary.fluke@verizon.net></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Willem,</FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>I don’t appreciate your tone and your assumption that I am an idiot with a spray can.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <snip></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial>I’ve been applying finishes, such as paint, to things for fifty years and will continue to do so.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I made a living in the Surface Finishing industry for thirty years, both in manufacturing and selling the products used. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG>Gary -</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG>Given your stated experience, you MUST know that there are a multitude of ways to make something black?  As you must know, there is never one single product to achieve a desired goal.  </STRONG></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG>As others have stated, I thought Wim's response was concise, and to the level that your query suggested.  I certainly thought it sounded like someone contemplating painting something black for the very first time.  </STRONG></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG>This subject is one of those very deep wells, one that a basic email response can in no way make clear.  To expect a single short "answer" to this query suggests a newbie, which I believe is what Wim - in good faith - responded to.  </STRONG></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG>Back to the point....  it is true that finishes in decent condition CAN be properly scuffed, cleaned and recoated with black.  Finishes that are degrading are another story.  Experience at noting the difference is key.</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG>This situation requires a great amount of detailed information to properly address, and given your stated experience, it would seem you would be aware of this, eh?  Perhaps you only sold the products, and never used them?  If so, I'm sure we'll be glad to help.</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG>Mark Potter  </STRONG></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>