A little help from my friends...

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Thu May 13 22:20:49 2004

On Thu, 13 May 2004, Doc Shipley wrote:

> Ron Hudson wrote:
> >
> > Polka dot paint - There is a Navy story about a guy sent for that - he
> > used to work for Dupont (big paint people)
> > and brought back a mixture of oil and water based paints - spray on...
> > Polka dots (actually I think it would make
> > little speckles if anything...)
>
> Pedant Mode=On
>
> That would depend mostly on the relative viscosities, the spray
> aperture, and the pressure.
>
> Pedant Mode=Off
>
> Doc

There used to be - may still be available - back in the latter
'50s a sprayable paint named Zolatone. It created a sort of
polka-dot effect with a light texture. Typically, it was
multicolor, but could also be purchased in monotone, IIRC.

                                                - don
Received on Thu May 13 2004 - 22:20:49 BST