[Boatanchors] Re: Wrinkle Paint

[Carl Huether]

I believe there are several true statements being made.

1. Yes it covered less than perfect metal work, it was great over bent lip
cabinets and spot welds.  But I dont believe it was cheaper. It took time to
cure and Im sure rejects were fairly common at least with the OEM suppliers
such as Philco, Delco.

2. It was durable. Particularly auto radios and speakers that were firewall
mounted and got kicked a lot. Thats one of the reasons Im looking, Ive
several radios and speakers to restore.

3. Powder coating. That was mentioned  on a car forum as well as from here.
They are also supposed to be easy to clean, something old wrinkle couldnt
claim. One guy did his hot rod Deuce dashboard in wrinkle powder and loves
it. Since I have the oven already for regular powder and spend too much
money at Eastwoods Im going to give it a try as well as following down some
traditional leads.

Thanks all

Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry" <btuttleman@worldnet.att.net>
To: <boatanchors@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:59 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Re: Wrinkle Paint


> i disagree somewhat in that my experience has been that black wrinkle
> i am familiar w/ showed up more on industrial and vehicular equipment
> where a gloss or other paint would not cover the poor finish on some
> material.
>
> this would also include some sheet metal items, say Collins cases et al,
> where possibly the glossier paints would show imperfections much more
> clearly; it would not be a shortcut in the application because you can
> still run wrinkle paint when applying, so the same care must be taken.
> i used to use a lot of spray can wrinkle, mainly when doing harley dav-
> idson parts; there was quite a difference between manufacturers - some
> would really wrinkle, others never would - some would require the parts
> be heated (oven) beforehand, others required heating before and after-
> wards to obtain the necessary finish.  it was typically hit and miss.
>
> and that's why wrinkle powder coats are the only way to go now - as long
> as the person doing the job is professional and able - you just can't
> beat the powder coat for durability and beauty and a finish that is even
> from one end to the other.
> barry
> carson city, nv
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