[ARC5] Lazy Man's Way to Fix Black Wrinkle

[Dennis Monticelli]

Dave,

Thanks for posting as this technique deserves wider use.  I've had the same
success using the Sharpie (with different tip widths) on many a cabinet when
the chips aren't too large.  The results have been very satisfying. I
experimentally determined that one should wait about 30 seconds for the
second or third coats (needed for the larger voids) to dry.  Coverage is
better that way.  Also, if you time it just right, you can smudge the ink
just a bit by using a light finger action.  This serves to blend the ink
with the shoulders of the chip and tones down the extra shine that the
smooth chip surface imposes on the ink.  I find that a finger swipe about
2 seconds right after deposition works well.  Oh yeah, you end up with a
nice souvenior on your finger for your efforts.  I tried a fabric once but
bits stick to the wet ink.

Dennis AE6C

On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 8:42 AM, <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Have a black-wrinkle set with a lot of little scratches
> that make it look ugly?
> Well here's the lazy man's way to get it back to "acceptable."
> Make sure your surface is clean and free of loose paint.
> Go over it with alcohol and some gause or whatever
> will remove the very last dregs of anything oily or greasy.
> Get yourself a big black Permanent Marker.
> Not the dry erase thing; the one that means business.
> Go over the finish two or three coats and let it dry.
> Look at this photo:
>
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/ATB/ATBcasetouchup1.JPG
>
> Sorry it's a little out of focus; the LCD screen on my camera is
> broken and Samsung won't sell me a replacement,
> so I have to guess when shooting photos.
>
> Anyways:  This is the top of my ATB.  The bottom half has
> been treated with the marker.  The top half is how the whole thing
> used to look.  Once well dry (about 5 minutes),
> the marker does not come off on your hands.
> Take a look at the finished top:
>
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/ATB/ATBcasetouchup2.JPG
>
> The angle of the light showes where the scratches were.
> Normal lighting tones them down alot.
> The "shinys" will calm down over time.  I used a big marker
> on the case and a "Sharpie" fine point to fill-in the missing
> black paint on the knobs and a medium "Sharpie" to touch-up
> the small paint dings on the front.  Can you still see where the
> scratches and dings were?  Well, yes you can.  But on your
> shelf they only stand out to you because you knew about them.
> It actually looks pretty good.  And besides:  isn't this a fair
> trade-off, when you consider the time and aggravation of
> stripping, coating, spraying-on wrinkle, baking it, cussing because
> it came-out crappy, stripping it again, cussing *again* etc.??
> I can live with knowing where the scratches are and,
> once I consider the alternative above....
> Scratches?  What scratches?  I don't see no scratches... ;-)
>
> Try it... you'll like it.
>
> 73 DE Dave AB5S
>
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