[ARC5] EASY fine black wrinkle! -- more

[Mike Everette via ARC5]

Please note that my original message said that the truck bed coating will "closely replicate" the fine wrinkle finishes. It's not an exact match.  But it is the closest, and easiest method I have yet found.

This paint produces a nice finish.  It is a tad more "sandpaper-y" feeling than the original; but once it gets a dull clear overcoat, the difference becomes less obvious.

And, the clear overcoat helps protect the color finish.

73

Mike
WA4DLF

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On Thu, 9/18/14, Mike Everette via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

 Subject: [ARC5] EASY fine black wrinkle!
 To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
 Date: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 5:55 PM
 
 This method for closely replicating
 the fine wrinkle finish of WW2 era gear WORKS, and is super
 easy.
 
 Use Rust-Oleum Truck Bed Coating.  The black color is
 p/n 248914.
 
 It's foolproof (if anything actually is foolproof, which I
 doubt.... but it works for me) -- no heat guns.  No
 long drying times.  Just like M&Ms, "no muss, no
 fuss, no chocolate mess."
 
 I have used this on a BC-348 receiver cabinet that was very
 noticeably scratched up, and it not only covered the "sins"
 and dried fast, but also very closely matched the finish on
 the front panel, which I did not need to paint. Even if I
 had painted the panel, the lettering would have been real
 easy to remove paint from, because this paint is thin --
 unlike Plastikote and other wrinkle finishes.
 
 You might want to go over it with a light spray of Testors
 Dullcoat (found in hobby shops and craft stores) after it
 dries hard, to get an even better match.  It can be a
 "tiny bit shiny."
 
 This paint is available in hardware stores and automotive
 stores.
 
 73
 
 Mike
 WA4DLF
 
 
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