[Hammarlund] HQ-129X paint

[Carl]

That makes sense. I usually use automotive paints for something that 
will get somewhat rough handling and do those in the paint booth at the 
shop and bake. Racks and benches get the epoxy treatment, nothing gets 
thru that stuff; I use that on vehicle frames, my snow plow blade, etc

The guy at WalMart used a heat gun to dry the paint swatches as we were 
zeroing in on the best match. Did it on the back of the bezel were the 
original paint covered maybe 25%, was clean and looked like new. The 
bezel wouldnt fit into his computer gizmo. It was a quiet day and he 
really went out of his way to help. A couple of hours later I couldnt 
even scratch it with a fingernail. In any event the 129X isnt going to 
be getting any rough handling.

I'll apply the black wrinkle tomorrow and bake it with the heat gun. It 
should be ready for the latex on Monday. Time will tell if its workable 
or a disaster!

If it wasnt a sacrilege the cabinet would be a darker gray than the 
panel and the bezel black. However I suspect that brown wasnt used very 
much; I wish there was more info on this available.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: "Tisha Hayes" <tisha.hayes at gmail.com>; <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>; 
"Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] HQ-129X paint


>I generally have gone from latex to acrylic paint.  Both clean up with 
>water but the acrylic paint dries much harder than the latex and 
>provides a good job for most "boat anchor" radios.
>
> Glen, K9STH
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> Website:  http://k9sth.com
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> --- On Sat, 1/3/09, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
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> From: Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
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> Owning a custom car body shop Im somewhat familiar with painting 
> procedures but wasnt in the waiting mood to get a custom auto paint 
> mix on Monday. Instead I had WalWart mix a quart of latex for $6.96; 
> Ive always wanted to see if latex is any good anyway. Pretty soon all 
> cars will be that way.
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