[R-390] Panel Painting Advice

[Ben Loper]

I used tho paint numbers on rifles and we always had overspray so I rubbed grease on the area outside the stencils, it took too long to tape them off.  Anyway it might be possible to put some Vaseline on the panel lettering and then spray the panel.  Once the panel drys just wipe the Vaseline away and the lettering will be intact

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> On Apr 7, 2015, at 10:51 AM, k2cby at optonline.net wrote:
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> Some years ago I had excellent results painting the stenciled panel on an
> early Motorola R-390A. I cleaned the panel as thoroughly as possible with
> Naphtha, followed by alcohol. I then masked off the white-painted areas with
> Scotch Type 811 Removable tape (pale blue box), trimming the edges as close
> to the lettering as possible with an Xacto knife. I then shot the panel with
> several very light coats of Tru Value Machine Gray, which is an excellent
> match to the original. After the paint dried, I peeled off the Scotch tape,
> using the Xacto knife to lift the edges. To make everything blend, I gave
> the entire panel a shot of Krylon Crystal Clear acrylic. This effectively
> hid the edges where the tape had been applied.
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