[Milsurplus] BC-348 nameplate

[J Forster]

Some name plates are MetalPhoto or something similar. They are NOT
painted.  Google has lots of hits, although it is possible the process
now in use may differ from the WW II version. If you are utterly
determined, a NaOH or KOH solution in warm water might strip it, but
will also eat aluminum.

Best,
-John



Jack Antonio wrote:

> I just refinished a BC-348Q front panel, stripping
> it down to bare metal, filling modification holes and repainting.
>
> Came out OK, but ran into a snag.
>
> I used Strip-X to strip the front panel, and it
> worked OK, but it would not touch the paint on
> the nameplate. (I drilled out the rivets did the
> nameplate separately).
>
> So the question is, what will strip the paint
> from the nameplate, and what is the paint (or
> manufacturing process) used on the nameplate?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jack Antonio WA7DIA
> scr287 at sbcglobal.net