[Hallicrafters] Wrinkle Finish paint - Formulation?

[Peter May]

I've been trying to obtain some wrinkle finish paint in olive green to
repaint a couple of BC-611s that I've had since I was a teenager.
I've located a sourceof the correct paint (Signal Corps green wrinkle) in
the US (WA5CAB), however it cannot be shipped economically due to transport,
customs and quarantine restrictions.

Does anyone have a recipe or technique for producing the wrinkle finish?

Would be very keen to hear of ideas on this subject, as wrinkle finish paint
in the correct colour is not available here in Australia.



Regards

Peter
VK6PMY
----- Original Message -----
From: <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
To: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
Cc: "John King" <k5pgw at yahoo.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] PM 23 Speaker


> Quoting Mike Everette <radiocompass at yahoo.com>:
> ..
> > You can probably clean the wrinkle paint with
> Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner (works wonders!)
>
> Radio cleaners,
>
> Here is some lore from the folks who restore antique radios (including
those
> metal cabinet Atwater Kents with the heavily wrinkled paint):
>
> The cleaner of choice is NON-abrasive Lemon Go-Jo.  Repeat, NON-abrasive.
You
> glop it on and scrub with a toothbrush or better yet a real "hospital
brush"
> (fingernail brush). scrub with moderate pressure in small circles.  You'll
see
> lots of dirt loosened up. Clean off with paper towels, and maybe Windex.
Then,
> REPEAT the whole thing.  You'll see more dirt loosened up.  A third
cleaning
> may get even more dirt out.
>
> Finally, clean with the brush lightly with Windex. Wipe with cloth or
paper
> towels.
>
> THEN, if you like, apply bowling alley wax, butchers wax, or for ultimate
> protection, Renaissances Wax (Expensive, but developed and used by top
museums
> in England.)
>
> DO NOT use Armor-All.  It  has silicone in it. That means your antique
radio
> will LOOK good - for a while, but may attract dirt and dust and cannot be

> cleaned again.  Silicone compounds are best removed with solvents/cleaners
that
> have been removed from the market due to environmental regulations.
>
> (I can neither confirm nor deny that I have a small quantity of the
legendary
> Cramolin at my place.)
>
> Good luck.
>
> Roy
> K1LKY
>
> Roy Morgan
> 13033 Downey Mill Road
> Lovettsville VA 20180
> ______________________________________________________________