[Collins] Collins Refinishing

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer]

>From QST in 1980: http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/wrinkle.html

For Morgan car parts: http://www.gomog.com/allmorgan29.html

http://www.pacificcoastsignsupply.com/catalog/pg_6.htm

http://www.pfonline.com/articles/clinics/1100cl_paint3.html

Claims to be the original formula for St. James gray:
http://home.attbi.com/~w5tx/page10.html

For a Japanese car engine:
http://www.vr4stealth.com/valve_cover_rejuvenation.htm

For an English car dashboard: 
http://www.shadetreemg.com/steeldash.htm

>From an Australian paint maker: http://www.speco.com.au/vht_faq.html

http://www.pjhbrands.com/vht/wrinklefinish.htm

And a summary of the problems:
http://www.mil-veh.org/archives/98-08/0290.html

>From these selected out of the first 110 hits (total of 801 using google
to search for 'paint "winkle finish" its apparent that there is more
than one technique and more than one paint chemistry and its most likely
that what works with one paint may not work with another. Its probable
that the extreme heating processes will work with even common paints
applied thickly that are slow to dry. Its probable that the "simple"
techniques only work on Thursdays with a full moon and no coyotes within
hearing range or some such combination of apparently unrelated
conditions.

I've not make a wrinkle finish, even when I used wrinkle paint, but that
last try was in about 1964. These web pages show techniques I didn't
try, and I think that can of wrinkle paint I last failed with is
probably hardened beyond more attempts by now, if I still have it.

73, Jerry, K0CQ, Technical advisor to the CRA.
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