[Hallicrafters] HT37 paint

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi Jim and All,

Generally speaking: many people spray too heavy of a coat of paint. It is 
best to spray a thin coat and then after it is dry, spray a second thin 
coat.

This isn't just a problem when painting a radio cabinet, the same rules 
apply when painting cars. Especially custom or show cars with fancy paint 
schemes!

Too heavy of a coat or too many coats, results in a number of problems, 
including chipping.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Liles" <james.liles at comcast.net>
To: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 6:58 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] HT37 paint


> The chipping of the overspray is a risk but the Stone Grey Satin is a
> beautiful match.  Used it for years and seems to be very durable.
>
> Kindest regards Jim K9AXN
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Glen Zook
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 3:20 PM
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net ; James Liles
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] HT37 paint
>
> The problem with over-spraying is that the original paint will often start
> to "flake off".  This is especially true when there are chips and/or deep
> scratches in the original paint.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>
>
> --- On Sat, 4/2/11, James Liles <james.liles at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> The perfect paint for the SR-2000/400/400A is ACE hardware Stone grey 
> satin.
> If you bead blast the case to roughen it up you can paint without a 
> primer.
> Comes in a spray can.  If the old finish is not to badly chipped, you can
> paint over it to preserve the texture but the smooth finish looks much
> nicer.  Try it on a cabinet, you won't be disappointed.
>
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