[Elecraft] K3: peeling paint and countersunk screw holes

[DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL]

On 30/12/07 22:58, "John Buck" <kh7t at arrl.net> sent:

> I also noticed that tightening the
> cover screws tends to peel some of the paint in the countersink area for
> the screw heads.

And other have subsequently commented/noted this too....

Is it just me, or wasn't it common practice in the OLDE days to
intentionally remove paint at screw-down points?  I remember sanding
paint off of the inside covers of my some of my equipment, including a
Ten Tec Titan amp which had paint everywhere.

Has something changed or am I misunderstanding what is being said?

Thanks,
de Doug KR2Q