japan black source

[RonC]

Has anyone had experience with this japan black?

http://www.libertyonthehudson.com/pontypool.html

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Dog here,
Worked well on me, & dried REAL FAST!!
Buster T. (Check out my R/R "PUZZLE" PART spot!)

 

[Rowdy]

I wonder if they used the same recipe as what was posted on the old FB. Seemed like a decent way to make it, but some of the ingreients were somewhat hard to locate. Rod

 

[Jim Mason]

note that this "The original eighteenth century European hard, gloss black finish imitating Japanese black lacquer." There is a difference between 'japanese black lacquer" and japan black used by Ford. The first would be more like the high gloss used on the fenders (or the old singer sewing machines) and not the dull black (japan black) used on the fuel sediment bulb.

 

[swo4rd]

Reading Jim's article on Japan black on his web site can be enlightening.

 

[Craig Lewis]

note that this "The original eighteenth century European hard, gloss black finish imitating Japanese black lacquer." There is a difference between 'japanese black lacquer" and japan black used by Ford. The first would be more like the high gloss used on the fenders (or the old singer sewing machines) and not the dull black (japan black) used on the fuel sediment bulb.

This might be an interesting product.
Note that their's only "imitates" Japanese black lacquer, and in fact is a petroleum base, utilizing mineral spirits or turpentine as a thinnner.
....I believe the Ford product is also petroleum base...

1) Good news is that adding turpentine to paint kills the gloss, so now we have a means of adjusting the gloss level (for things like the sediment bulbs & carburetors)
2) Bad news this product doesn't sound very fuel resistant....although our stuff isn't supposed to leak anyways...right?

Their one marketing mistake might be that of limiting availability to quarts.
That's a lifetime supply for most individuals, in all likelyhood half the can would go hard and beat you to the landfill anyways.
I've started to buy the little 4oz cans of POR15 as I usually need only a thimblefull and with the little cans you can stick a couple ball bearings inside for shakers then pierce & seal the can with a screw stickin out & have it last for many years cuz it never gets air inside if you turn the can sideways & remove the screw to pour some off.

They won't ship to Canada...must be good stuff.