[Collins] Collins Refinishing

[PKluwe@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/10/03 5:58:14 PM, cra@floodcity.net writes:
> My query has to do with the finish on Collins radios, specifically, the
> older Collins with the=A0 Saint James texture finish.
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Many years ago, I did an exhaustive study of the St. James Grey wrinkle=20
finish.   The correct paint was manufactured for Collins by the Klinger Pain=
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Company in Cedar Rapids, IA.   The magic to its distinctive wrinkle is "Chin=
a Wood=20
Oil" which dries at a different rate than the rest of the paint, thereby=20
causing the wrinkle.   Differing wrinkle paints have differing additives, an=
d china=20
wood oil is the correct agent for St. James Grey.

I bought 24 gallons of this paint from Klinger Paint in the early 1970's and=
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re-painted a KWS-1 lid:   it *perfectly* matched the original paint.   At th=
e=20
time, china wood oil was difficult to come by, so there was a rather stiff=20
minimum order.   Sold and gave away a lot of paint at the time as i actually=
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needed about a quart.

73,
-Paul Kluwe   W8ZO/KL7


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