[Boatanchors] Recommendations - Best Black Crackle Paint

[Mike WE0H]

Dennis,

Do test pieces and get some pictures online for everyone to see. It 
would be good information to archive for the next time this topic pops 
up. If you need a place to host he pictures, email me direct & I will 
put them up and post the link. I have some boatanchor restoring to do 
one of these nights and surely will be interested in what provides what 
finish. On the heat activation, try the hairdryer, heatgun or even a 
heatlamp. The XYL will run you out of the house if she smells that stuff 
in her oven, let alone the house smelling like you fumigated it with 
paint...hi hi... Maybe pick up a freebie oven off of Craigslist and keep 
it in the garage or shed for such projects?

Mike
WE0H


Dennis  wrote:
> My thanks to Mike, Carl, Jeremy, Dave and all for the replies and 
> suggestions. It seems Krylon or Harley-Davidson are the best choices.  
> I'll have to look for sources for the Krylon and we do have a Harley 
> dealership locally, so I'll call for availability.  I did find some 
> Rust-Oleum brand textured paint at the local Home-Depot that seems to 
> have about the right texture although it may be a little too coarse 
> for a good match to my Mil gear.  I'll certainly follow one of the 
> suggestions to test it on some scrap pieces before applying it to my 
> rack panel. 
>  
> As for the requirement for oven-drying to start the wrinkle process, I 
> do hope that is not a necessity.  I think I could get away with it 
> once, but after that the XYL would banish me to the shack for 
> eternity.  I've had to sleep on the workbench before - that was after 
> a local hamfest when several large and expensive boatanchors followed 
> me home - but that's another story.
>  
> Thanks again
> 73
> WD5JWY