[R-390] Filling Engraved Panels
Barry
n4buq at knology.net
Tue Oct 16 14:44:12 EDT 2007
>In my experience the only way to reduce/eliminate the haze is
>to make sure the panel's paint is truly super-smooth and uniform.
>
>Any speckling of the panel around the lettering will "hold" the haze.
>
>I also had futher luck using wet cloths to clean up any haze
>IMMEDIATELY afterwards, before it dires. The acrylics I had were easily cleaned up
>with water, as long as I did it before it dried. Of course I am really
>just smearing the haze around if there is any lack of smoothness.
>
>Tim.
Have you tried using polishing compound? This worked well for a powder-coated panel I had but not sure how well it would work for an ordinary painted one. I figure you'd be into polishing the entire panel to achieve uniformity and may have to follow up with a wax, but it might work.
Barry - N4BUQ
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