[Milsurplus] BC-348 labels on the new wrinkle paint

[John Hutchins]

Richard -
Sorry for the delay in answering your queston
"My burning question is; how did you get new labels on the new wrinkle 
paint? "

The hard way.

Background: A problem no evident at the time is the Zinc Chromate primer 
I used was a bit old and went on thicker than I thought.  When the black 
wrinkle paint was applied it raised up above the letters.  This was the 
first time I have used  authentic Zinc Chromate primer.  I learned my 
lesson.

I took 2000 grit wet sand paper and super glued to a wooden stir sticks 
and trimmed back the paper to the edge of the stick.  The stick was 
about the width of the letters.  I placed the sand paper on the ends of 
the stir sticks to match 1/2 of each labels width, so about 20 sticks 
with various lengths of sand paper ends.   I then carefully sanded the 
paint off to expose the raised labels.

I now know I could have done a better job, Thinner Primer, tighter or 
finer wrinkle pattern == less sanding and a better look.
The paint it a little flat around the labels, not shown in great detail 
on the picture.

-Hutch





On 10/25/2010 1:38 PM, Richard Brunner wrote:
> That is gorgeous.  I've had best luck with Eastwood Black Wrinkle Paint.
> The VHT stuff is critical of film thickness, and like the porridge story
> it's always either too thick or too thin, never just right.  It wrinkles
> and cures under heat lamps just fine.  My burning question is; how did
> you get new labels on the new wrinkle paint?
>
> Richard, AA1P
>
>> The black wrinkle paint is Plasti Kote 217V .  I had initially purchased
>> VHT DP201 paint, while reading the directions found that curing in a
>> 200deg environment for 20 min was required.  I had no access to an
>> electric oven so had to go with the Plasti Kote 217V paint.
>>
>> -Hutch
>
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