[Heathkit] peeling paint on cabinet 90-337, coindidence?

Sun, 19 Jan 2003 09:57:32 -0800

Hi Dick,

I have had several of those cabinets and have not seen any peeling paint.
Lots of chips and gouges. For a simple repair if you don't want to strip
and repaint is to clean the bare spots with a de greaser and sand lightly
with 400 sandpaper to help adhesion, then spray the bare spots with
crackle finish paint (I use a black paint from PEP BOYS). When dry, brush
on some matching water based paint (I got mine from LOWE'S and a perfect
match). When sticky dab it with a stencil brush dipped in the paint. In
most cases you can barely tell where the repairs are. Good luck.

Ed Richards K6UUZ

On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:44:43 -0500 "R.J. Keller" <[email protected]> writes:
> I have two cabinets, one on the SB600 and the other on a SB-610 (same 
> part
> number) and both have peeling paint on the shell. They are both the 
> blue/green
> shade.
> 
> Is this just a coincidence or does this occur commonly? The metal in 
> the areas
> that peeled is shiny and smooth. Now way they could have used a 
> primer. Now I
> have to figure out a way to make the smooth areas blend in when I 
> repaint.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 73, Dick KF4NS
> St. Petersburg, FL
> Keep the glow!
> 
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