Barbeque black sacrelig

[Jon Tara <jtara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Boy, did I ever strike a raw nerve! :)

(I suggested using barbeque black paint to paint rusty calipers...)

I guess there are BMW fanatics and then there are BMW fanatics. The guy
that suggested this to me had, in his shop at the time, besides my lowly
325is, an M5, an M3, a different factory race-prepared M3, and an M6 
(owned by some Gateway Computer exec). Not being a *real* BMW fanatic, 
though,  the first words out of his mouth were "barbeque black - everyone 
does it". :) 

The Foliatec kit sounds an awful lot like the epoxy paint that I suggested
as another alternative. It takes the same 24 hours to dry, but I seem to
recall that the stuff I used for my fireplace pipe is mixed-up in a 1:1
ratio with hardener rather than 1:3. It certainly doesn't sound like it's
actually lacquer - wonder if this is a German idiom?

Any idea where to get the Foliatec kit in the U.S.? Both of the
distributers mentioned on their web site are in Europe.

I've still got red Pratt & Lambert PalGuard left over - I also eyeballed
the mix when I did my fireplace project so that I could save the leftover.
It's expensive, but not as expensive as the Foliatec kit! Maybe $30, but 
didn't come with cleaner, a wire brush, etc...) so might still use that 
instead of the barbeque black if I can find the time.

(OK - a confession here - what was on the fireplace pipe before, that I
didn't like. Why, could it have been barbeque black?)

Now, what about rotor centers? Is my car unique in having rusted rotor
centers, as well? I can see them through my factory 20-spoke wheels, so I
am SURE that I'll see them with the 3-piece wheels I'm considering.

Jon Tara
95 325is
shamed, for having suggested "barbeque black"

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