[Boatanchors] Crackle or crinkle paint question...

[Alan Gutfrucht]

Guys,

Put me down as one who is very interested. In the past I have tried Harley
Davidson wrinkle, VHT automotive wrinkle and even Rust-Oleum stone texture
with a final overspray. None of them finished up to my liking. The two
wrinkle paints, Harley and VHT, were very uneven in coverage and
appearance when "cured" which was quite noticeable. The stone finish was
way too harsh in appearance.

I've made three attempts on my Collins 75A-3 cabinet and may try a fourth
if I can come up with a viable solution.

Alan, WB2FZC



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<boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Ron VE8RT
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2022 1:40 PM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Crackle or crinkle paint question...

Hi Gary,

   I'm a little younger than you, but I remember aerosol cans of crinkle
paint in various colours.  It came as a surprise to me when I asked the
owner of the local hardware store about crinkle finish paint and he hadn't
heard of it.

   This is risky, it could be experimented with before using on a good
piece of gear.  I've had some success with aerosol paint and then while
its still wet heating it with gentle hot air from a heat gun.  If you do
find crinkle paint somewhere I might not be the only one here who is
interested in where it is still available.

   Ron VE8RT VE8TEA

On Sun, 14 Aug 2022 12:05:10 -0600
"Gary Peterson" <kzerocx at rap.midco.net> wrote:

> I have an Eico, model 730 modulator.  It includes the optional E5 steel
cover.  A previous owner repainted the cover orange.  Ugh. Yuk. Ick.
>
> I suspect the original, beautiful black crackle paint was stripped or
sanded off before making this thing look like a rectangular pumpkin.
>
> I plan to strip and repaint the cover with as close as I can match the
original, rather shiny, black crackle paint.  When I was a novice, in
1960, I recall having good luck with black crackle paint made by General
Cement.  A search of the GC website indicates that they no longer
manufacture any such item.
>
> Does anyone on this list recommend a source of shiny, black crackle
paint, based on personal experience?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Gary
>
> KzeroCX
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