[R-390] My last major hurdle in restoration

[djed1 at aol.com]

I've followed much the same process as discussed by others here:  I use a brass Dremel brush to get all of the old paint out of the engraving while stripping the old paint, then spray a couple of light coats.  I use a paint stick to fill the engraving, then use a piece of thin plastic (from packaging) with a straight edge to squeegee as much of the paint as possible flush with the surface.  I let the filler paint dry, and then clean off any excess with a little paint thinner and a Q-tip.  Any remaining haze gets treated with some fine auto polish. 
Ed  W2EMN 






-----Original Message-----
From: rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net>
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Sent: Thu, Feb 24, 2011 11:40 am
Subject: [R-390] My last major hurdle in restoration


The biggest PIA in my ongoing efforts to bring back a St. J's survivor 
s getting the front panel refinished.
Yes, I KNOW that there are several folks that do these.  However the 
conomic situation has taken me out of using these resources.
I've given multiple attempts to refinishing an engraved one.  The 
illing in has been VERY problematic.
The other one is the original one that came with it, (or it may have 
een from the spare chassis I obtained.) is a silk-screened one.  I've 
iven thought to trying the "Dry Transfer decals" that are still 
vailable from AES.
Once I get this hurdle passed, I can begin re-assembly and move into a 
omplete alignment.
Bob - N0DGN
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