[Boatanchors] Wrinkled Paint Finishes

[WA1KBQ at aol.com]

In the case of later NC-300's having a wrinkle finish National originally 
painted the whole cabinet in a darker gray wrinkle and oversprayed the top 
portion with a lighter gray to achieve the two-tone color scheme. likewise with the 
NC-303 and NC-400, those cabinets were originally painted completely in black 
wrinkle and over sprayed afterwards at the beltline and above with light gray 
to achieve two tone. It would be adviseable to repaint your cabinet first in 
any suitable wrinkle paint to get a good wrinkled base coat and overspray with 
the desired color coat. Preparation is the key to achieving good results; a 
clean properly sanded well prepared surface is a critical for good results. Try 
to get down to base metal entirely and do not prime the surface, for some 
reason wrinkle paint wrinkles better without primer. Poor inadequate preparation 
will always show through in the finished work. One good thick even coat and 
proper application of heat is an absolute requirement to achieving the desired 
effect. You could get a big cardboard moving box from U-Haul, etc., to make a 
small paint booth/ bake oven out of it by positioning heat lamps inside. It goes 
without saying that you would not leave this thing unattended afterwards with 
the heat lamps turned on.

Regards, 
Greg Gore; WA1KBQ