[Boatanchors] Spraypainting radio cabinets

[Jack Taylor]

You may want to investigate the low cost solution of using a CO2 driven
paint sprayer.
Several years ago I bought a kit from ACE hardware that consisted of a pint
jar, a
sprayer head and a cartridge.  Ran less than $10.00.  ACE custom mixed the
color I
wanted,  a qt of Hallicrafters gray water based latex paint.  Applied this
over an undercoating
of rust inhibitor and the results were perfect!  In my case I was restoring
a large spot on
the steel chassis of a BC-610E exciter.  A previous owner had stored the
'610 such that
water had dripped through the top of the cabinet, onto the exciter causing
the paint to peel.

I've used the rattle cans in the past but usually ended up with an uneven
looking surface on
larger areas.  The latex when applied on a level surface seems to smooth out
and cover
more evenly as compared to using the rattle cans.

73 de Jack - N7OO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: "William L Howard" <wlhoward at verizon.net>; "boatanchors at qth.net"
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Spraypainting radio cabinets


> I used a Wagner airless paint gun until a neighbor
> threw out a Devilbis compressor, paint gun, and
> accessories.  He put them out for the trashmen and
> then went on vacation.  The equipment had been abused
> (actually not properly cleaned) and he gave up on it.
> About $10 worth of parts and the rig works fine.
>
> As for the Wagner:  You need to practice, then
> practice some more, to get the settings just right and
> the technique "down".  But, you can do a pretty good
> job with the Wagner gun.  The one that I have retailed
> for $179.95 new, but Northern Tool & Supply had some
> reconditioned ones that they were selling for $89.95.
> But, they had a sale and the reconditioned guns were
> marked down to $39.95.  I couldn't pass that up since,
> at the time, I was having to use spray cans and Total
> Electronics disappeared.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> --- William L Howard <wlhoward at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I do not want to buy a huge spray paining outfit with
> tanks and compressors. I was thinking about the Wagner
> power painter. Has anyone used one and what were the results.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Web sites
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~k9sth
> http://home.comcast.net/~zcomco
>
>
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