[Hallicrafters] Paint for HT-32A

[Paul Kraemer]

Everyone
For the last 40 years I have always baked my spray can paint jobs in an oven 
or a heat box I built to temperature cycle test some product or just an IR 
heat lamp. Nobody ever told me to do it I just did it because I heard the 
term baked enamel finish. I go for about 150 deg f for about an hour or two 
if I forget even longer(very scientific am I). The finish is hard and 
scratch resistant. In fact I would say some of it is a darn sight better 
than some powder coating I have had done for me by a pro shop.
The only problem I have with spray cans and fast dry finish is moving fast 
enough on a large project to keep a wet edge. So, I tend to move fast with 
many thinner lighter coats.
As one participant on one of the reflectors says "your mileage may vary". It 
works for me. One operator control panel I did was still in great condition 
after 20 years daily two shift a day use in an industrial facility. It even 
survived the yoyos doodling on it with a ball point pen.
As they say---good enough for the girls I date.
Paul K0UYA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: "Roger (K8RI)" <Hallicraftersgroup at rogerhalstead.com>; 
<kt4ae at bellsouth.net>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Paint for HT-32A


> Acrylic paint normally dries harder than most lacquer and enamels.  At 
> least those that come in spray cans.  However, although acrylic paint 
> dries "to the touch" in a very short period of time it really doesn't 
> fully harden for at least 48 hours.  In fact, I don't really like to 
> handle the repainted cabinet for about 72 hours, at least that long before 
> returning the equipment to the cabinet.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>
>
> --- On Wed, 11/18/09, Harry Vaught, KT4AE <kt4ae at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> The Krylon on the HT-32 and, I think, on my Ranger is soft and very prone 
> to chipping, but it is cheap and easy to use both of which weigh heavily.
>
>
>
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