[Hallicrafters] Powder Coating

[David C. Hallam]

Next week I am going to drive up and check out the company.  I have a
HT-32B, SX-100, and three Johnson Invader cabinets that need to be
refinished.  The Invaders are a gray winkle finish.  The adherence of the
original finish is VERY poor.  It seems as if any kind of a bump will cause
it to flake.

The company is Brothers Powder Coating in New Port Richey, FL.  Looking at
their web site they do architectural and marine coating among other things
but have a number of bill boards around the area advertising coating of
motorcycle parts.

David
KC2JD/4

> -----Original Message-----
> From: WA1KBQ at aol.com [mailto:WA1KBQ at aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 10:03 PM
> To: dhallam at rapidsys.com; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Powder Coating
>
>
> It's the way to go because it is cured with heat which results in
> a finish
> that is tough and scratch resistant like the original. In calling
>  the original
> scratch resistant I mean compared to a typical spray can  repaint job.
> Anyway, painter skill and experience will make a big  difference
> in finished quality
> as there is often a tendency to apply the  paint too thick and
> the paint has
> an additional tendency to orange peel. If you  discuss these
> issues ahead of
> time with your painter they can be  avoided provided he knows
> what he is doing.
> Also, most powder paint is too  glossy and your freshly painted
> cabinet will
> look like a repaint. Try to pick  some flat or semi gloss shades
> and you will
> be much happier with the results. I  have a local powder painter
> I have worked
> with on some SX-88 cabinets with  regard to degree of gloss and
> the results
> have been fabulous and practically  undetectable from the
> original. I have also
> had one done before that was so bad  I had to get someone else to
> do it over.
>
> Regards, Greg
>
>
>
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