[ARC5] Peeling Paint Perplexities

[Brian Clarke]

Hello Dave,

Fill the engraved characters with wax - one that won't be dissolved by the 
carrier / thinner used for your various intended spray coats, though, 
probably only that used for the primer is all you need worry about. Do your 
painting. When it's all dry, use a hair dryer or other focussed heat gun to 
melt out the wax - perhaps help it out with a tooth pick.

73 de Brian, VK2GCE.

On Sunday, December 02, 2012 10:53 AM, you said:


> I'm working to resurrecting an RCA Light Aircraft AVT-112 transmitter
> so I can use it to help resurrect an associated AVA-126A power supply.
>
> AVT-112s are infamous for the gloss gray paint on the front panel 
> peeling-away.  The paint on this one was too far-gone to save.
> I've completely cleaned it away:
>
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/AVRAVT/AVT112.jpg
>
> The paint in the deeply-engraved lettering and logo are intact.
> We both know-  if I even try to repaint this panel,
> the original lettering will be completely goobered-up.
> No silk screen- the lettering's engraved, not screened.
> Trying to screen them on will look worse than no paint at all.
>
> Frankly- l kinda like the way it looks.  I'm thinking of giving it a good 
> clear-coat to protect it and call it "good." Any thoughts?
>
> 73 DE Dave AB5S