At 01:09 PM 12/3/06 -0800, Kurt Sperry wrote:
>I think of enamelling as the fusing of a vitreous layer to a steel substrate
>by heat, not merely spraying on epoxy or other type conventional paint. The
>Brits seem to me to perhaps use the term "enamelling" for the latter. Is
>this just a Anglicism or do they actual "enamel" frames in England? I've
>got an enamelled stove and that is 1,000 times tougher than any painted
>finish I've ever seen. An actual enamelled finish would be pretty cool if
>it wasn't too heavy and you didn't have to overheat the frame to fuse the
>enamel.
You're right Kurt, "enamelling" is a Britishism. I believe it distinguishes regular paint from laqueur (or nitrocellulose).
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada