[sdiy] Finishing Coatings - tips?

[Cynthia Webster]

Hi Michael!

One approach might be to spray it with rubber spray paint?

(It comes in a variety of colors and will always have a nice matte finish)

Best Wishes!


Cynthia

It also might save all that work with the wire wheel?




Michael Ruberto wrote:

> This weekend I will be focusing on my synths chassis. If you haven't 
> yet seen it here's the pic again:
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> http://frankentron.freezope.org/source/testset2.jpg
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> After being in the Navy awhile I have gotten quite tired of grey. I've 
> decided that I want a rough natural finish. So today I have begun the 
> very time consuming job of wire-wheeling the shell, which leaves 
> exactly the finish I am looking for. however, I want it to always look 
> this way but I know after time the dirt and oxidization will ruin the 
> nice brushed effect. Anybody have any tips or suggestions on what I 
> should use to protect this finish but preserve the bareness of it?
> I thought of clear laquers but I really don't want any unnatural 
> shinyness.
>
> Thanks!
>
> M. A. Ruberto
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