[Kenwood] Silk screen legends. Update.

[John E.Cleeve]

GoodMorning,
I would like to thank Jack, N7OO, for bringing my attention to the
PhotoEZ system of silk screen printing. The source if French, and I 
have made contact with the UK distributor, and I will keep the group 
informed of my progress.
However, if you have a really badly damaged panel, from insect 
repellant for example!! then it might be worth replacing the entire 
front panel, if it is still a stock item with Kenwood....the cost of a 
replacement TS940s panel, when it was available, was about 70 pounds 
sterling, not a high price, when you begin to try and find out how much
a professionally re-screened panel will cost you. I would like to 
thank everyone who has contributed to this discussion, and as things 
progress, I will let the group know....sincerely, John. G3JVC


On Mon Oct 31 22:14 , 'Jack Taylor' <jack at n7oo.com> sent:

>John,
>
>Take a look at:
>
>http://www.photoez.itcstore.com/
>
>They have a silk screen stencil kit that uses sensitive paper that 
will
>accept computer generated artwork/lettering.
>
>73 de Jack - N7OO
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "John E.Cleeve" g3jvc at jcleeve.idps.co.uk>
>To: Kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 2:08 PM
>Subject: [Kenwood] Silk screen legends. Update.
>
>
>> Judging from the response to my plea for help, there are a lot of 
>> other people with the same problem, when it comes to the 
restoration 
>> of old electronic, and communications equipment. I guess we can 
blame 
>> the accountants who ruled that the silk screen printing of control 
>> panels and knobs, was cheaper than engraving, or etching. The 
problem 
>> is, durability, people are different, they have different degrees 
of 
>> acidity in their perspiration, and some silk screen paints are more 
>> durable, and resistant to perspiration than others. I have put the 
>> problem to several silk screen printing specialists in the UK, as 
well 
>> as to Letraset UK. The silk screen specialists, are of the opinion 
>> that producing a "one off", that is the artwork, screens etc. would 
be 
>> very expensive. 
>> Letraset are more helpful, in suggesting that the applied Letraset 
dry 
>> transfer be coated with one of their products, and an additional 
>> comment that if that is not durable enough, then go back to them 
for 
>> more advice.
>> It was also suggested, by others on the reflector, that replacing 
the 
>> front panel, switch assemblies etc. would be another way. Sadly the 
>> front panel for the TS940s is no longer available, neither is the 
>> switch assembly, which contains the silk screened buttons on either 
>> side of the tuning knob, or, as an aside, the rubber sleeve that 
>> covers the tuning knob.
>> So, there you have it, cosmetic restoration is virtually 
impossible, 
>> unless you have some access to small quantities of silk screen 
>> materials and paints.....there is an obvious demand out there, for 
>> some sort of paint based transfer, like Letraset. I read somewhere, 
>> or, maybe I dreamt it, that there is a transparent sheet of 
material, 
>> that can be used in a computer printer, and the inks used are 
paints, 
>> if this is true, and not a dream, then that could be the answer to 
>> this problem, by making your own transfers.
>> .......sadly, John. G3JVC.
>> 
>>
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