[ARC5] Antenna Current Meter Needed

[Bill Cromwell]

On 05/05/2014 03:25 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> Do you paint large areas? I'm mostly interested in touching up small
> areas, under 1/4" in diameter. I spray the paint into a saucer, then apply
> with a small artist's brush. I've not gotten good results.
>
> -John
>
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Hi John...
...everybody,

I've had passable results touching up small spots like on the corners 
and edges that seem to take the most beating. I don't use "wrinkle 
paint" at all. Ken Gordon said he uses model paint and I found some 
paint in a hobby shop that is in plastic bottles. I put a small amount 
of the paint in a small cup (or even on a paper plate) and I use a small 
artist brush. The method of applying is called (I think) "stipling". No 
nice, smooth, delicate stroke here. Get the tip of the brush wet with 
paint and then jam the end of it right into the work. Watch that cheap, 
wimpy lil brush mash outward in every direction! No too hard now! Don't 
mash the brush to far past the intended work area. This means use a 
small brush and lots of stipling. The edges of the work area end up 
getting feathered as we go along and it leaves - tada - a wrinkled finish.

When we were kiddies away back in kindergarten and playing with paint 
was one the "main events" (right after sandbox) we learned to not abuse 
a paint brush this way. Well go right ahead - abuse it! It's your brush 
now <evil grin>.

The paint I have been using is by Deco Art of Kentucky and is branded 
"Americana" gloss enamel, black of course. The product ID number is 
DAG67. That particular paint seems to have given the closest match to 
the old radios. As others have pointed out - make sure everything is 
*clean*. I let mine set a couple of days. Sometimes I have to go back 
and touch up the touched up places so it take a little while. But not 
nearly as long as it took for the paint to be beaten from those spots.

73,

Bill  KU8H