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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2012 6:27:03 GMT
OK........ While i was stripping my old MKIII, 3 litre, down to base metal a few years ago (the one i painted matt black), i noticed that the doors had been surface leveled using a white filler, that had been skimmed over large areas. As i was stripping said filler away, i couldn't help but notice that it had a very unusual yet distinctive odor to it... a kind of sweet smell, yet at the same time, it reminded me of either a dentists shop, or hospital, as it had a somewhat clinical nip to it. Can anybody tell me what that stuff was please? or at least what cause or created the smell, as its been bugging me! I got a waft of said smell a while back, and its taken me ages to remember where i recall it from... and now that i know where, i would like to know what. ....................................................... Have you missed me  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2012 10:14:06 GMT
WOW.....
7 viewers and no replies... has Mungo stumped the purist brigade!!!
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Post by enigmas on Dec 8, 2012 10:29:28 GMT
Beauty...like olfactory pleasures is in the eye or should I say nose of the beholder...one person’s sweet scented smell is another's rancid remembrance.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2012 10:47:46 GMT
Indeed.... but what was it?
Someone has to know... i mean its nothing like the p38 fillers that are used today, as the smell is completely different
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Post by stan on Dec 8, 2012 11:36:10 GMT
Was this in the 60's mate? Are you sure it was filler on a car? I am sure Mr Policeman will believe you? ;-)
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Post by Warwick on Dec 8, 2012 13:20:31 GMT
Polyester styrene resin perhaps? They have a distinctive sweetish smell.
(error corrected)
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Post by Multi-Tech on Dec 8, 2012 17:55:43 GMT
Sounds more like reface primer
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2012 23:41:30 GMT
Was this in the 60's mate? Are you sure it was filler on a car? I am sure Mr Policeman will believe you? ;-) I could make you right there Stan... as a friend did comment that maybe that car was a south american import as he said the smell was "distinctive" lol. Someone has to know the ins and outs of the Rover production line though... i've seen some seriously inane stuff on here in the past |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2012 23:42:45 GMT
Polyester resin perhaps? They have a distinctive sweetish smell. So what would it be in the polyester resin that would smell like that? |
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Post by Warwick on Dec 9, 2012 10:05:04 GMT
No idea. It was just a recollection from the distant past of a distinctive smell with a hint of sweetness.
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Post by stan on Dec 9, 2012 14:13:55 GMT
Who knows what has been put on cars over the years?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2012 21:25:29 GMT
Who knows what has been put on cars over the years? Well, it was on a p5 rover, so i'm guessing some form of "Sheldon" from within the community would know! |
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Dec 14, 2012 12:21:26 GMT
Off topic I know but hows the resto mod going Mungo??
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2012 17:05:16 GMT
Off topic I know but hows the resto mod going Mungo?? Slowly Roy... as always lol |
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Post by Warwick on Dec 17, 2012 2:16:57 GMT
Polyester styrene resin perhaps? They have a distinctive sweetish smell. (error corrected) I was cleaning out the shed on the weekend and found an old tube of Plastibond, the stuff I was thinking of. It smells just as I remembered it, but it's styrene, not polyester. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2012 1:47:49 GMT
I was cleaning out the shed on the weekend and found an old tube of Plastibond. It smells just as I remembered it, but it's styrene, not polyester. i have no idea what that means warwick ! |
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Post by Warwick on Dec 18, 2012 3:05:18 GMT
I've edited my previous post. It should make sense now.
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