[R-390] [R390]] Panel Refinishing

[jgedde at optonline.net]

I just made a discovery...  Krylon Smoke Gray is damn close in color to FED-STD-26152.  Although it's glossy not semi-gloss.  Alas it's not Rustoleum: Krylon never matches the durability of Rustoleum.  Rustoleum Dark Machine Gray is very nice, but it just seems too blue/purple and less green.

I'm having trouble with the poly-urethane alkyd 26152 I bought through the spray gun without solvent pop.  Stripped it three times so far and only once got as far as the lettering.  It's way too thick for spraying out of the can and I've thinned it with Xylol, then Naptha both with the same result.  Thinning is "not recommended" and I see why despite the claims from my dealer that it can be thinned.

I may go gloss Krylon smoke gray instead, do the lettering, then put a semi-gloss clear over it just to be done with it.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net <r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Barry
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 12:11 PM
To: R390A <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [R-390] [R390]] Panel Refinishing

Several years ago, I refinished an R390A front panel using (I think) #250 spray (matches the Collins S-Line front panel) from the below vendor.

http://www.surplussales.com/Collins/CollMisc.html

It's darker than the standard gray found on most of these panels but it turned out quite nice.

Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ


> As John and Nick have said: Rustoleum Dark Machine Gray looks real good.
>         W. Li
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