[Elecraft] Paint for EC-2 Enclosure

[EricJ]

I posted the same question a few days ago for an EC2 clone that I built. 
Most suggested I have an Elecraft panel scanned to order custom paint. 
That sort of flew in the face of building an EC2 clone to save money. I 
could have bought one for what it cost to order custom paint and apply it.

However, I had painted it with Krylon CoverMax 51318 gray ultra flat 
primer. Once it has thoroughly dried, you can buff it with a clean cloth 
to give it a slight satin look that's closer to the Elecraft finish and 
texture. It's not a close color match, but with the EC2 in amongst my 
two K2's and another factory painted EC2, the color difference doesn't 
show all that much in average hamshack lighting. Some day, I'd like to 
find a rattle can that is closer, but in the mean time, it looks decent 
and works fine.

In the photos here, the side panels are primer, but the top panel is an 
original factory-painted panel. Obviously, the front panel is 
unprimered. Worth a try in a pinch until we can find a better match.

https://flic.kr/p/KBivtc

Eric KE6US


On 8/8/2016 6:47 AM, Ken Miller K6CTW wrote:
> All
>
> I have an EC-2 that is getting ready to be built into a power-supply, speaker et. for my K2.  When the holes for the meters, speakers, switches, etc. are milled out in the front and back panels, there will undoubtedly be areas where the paint is removed that needs to be touched up.  Where can I get pain that would match the color/texture of the existing pain on that enclosure?
>
> Thoughts and/or information from other's experience much appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
>
> 73 - Ken Miller, K6CTW
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