[R-390] Front panel paint removal

rbethman rbethman at comcast.net
Mon Aug 1 16:45:23 EDT 2011


Smart Aleck!

No, BUT this bakes out the volatiles.  I then let it cool before 
fiddling with it.

One in every crowd........

Bob - N0DGN

On 8/1/2011 4:31 PM, John Flood wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Do you have one of those white pop out things stuck into a screw hole, like they
> put into chickens telling you when it's "done" and ready to come out of the
> oven?  ("Ducking and Running") 
>
>
> John Flood
> KB1FQG
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: rbethman<rbethman at comcast.net>
>> To: "<r-390 at mailman.qth.net>"<r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Mon, August 1, 2011 4:16:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [R-390] Front panel paint removal
>>
>> Powder coating has a HIGH likely-hood of filling the engraving.  Much
>> more so than a couple of coats of paint.  Keep the paint in spray
>> consistency, and paint accordingly.
>>
>> Put it in oven on warm - about 145Deg F for a couple of hours.
>>
>> I do it while I KNOW the wife will NOT be home.  Her damn allergies have
>> come back with a vengeance!
>>
>> Bob - N0DGN
>>
>> On 8/1/2011 4:08 PM, Ben Loper wrote:
>>> On another topic I have to decide what type of paint to use.  I wonder if
>> powder coating will fill in the engraving more than several coats of paint.  I
>> assume the original panels were not powder coated.
>>> Does anyone have experience with powder coating?
>>>
>>> You have to turn into the wind to take off, push against what resists you
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 31, 2011, at 16:51, "Lloyd Godsey"<kk7iz at cox.net>   wrote:
>>>
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