[ARC5] Fixing Black Wrinkle Finish

[Tom Bridgers]

Dave,
Awhile back, I used the black marker you recommended on a regulated power supply front panel that needed refinishing.  It looked great though there was a strong residual smell of "marker ink" for several days.  After that, all that was left was an extremely good looking black wrinkle panel!
Best,
-Tom

 
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> 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:
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> 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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