On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, james holloway wrote:
> Do you use the same type of paint as is on the MOTM panels? If so how does
> it spray? I have yet to find a place that sells it. I heard sherman williams
> does but can't find one that carries it. I don't mind drilling aluminum and
> painting it. I just wish there was a good way to get the knob patterns and
> labels silk screened for a reasonable price.
The metalshop I "have the keys to" we usually make own paint of this
sort: we use something like a 1:4 mix of epoxy enamel and black enamel in
the spray jar, and the usual compressed-air hose and nozzle system. It is
important of course to pre-coat all the metalwork with a primer (the grey
stuff). Then the epoxy-enamel mixture goes on, yielding that
"fingerprint-hiding" mottled look.
I can go dig up the catalog numbers of the paint, epoxy, etc. if needed.
Silkscreening is another matter. We used to do it, but have outsourced
it for years.
Crow
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