12 Jan
2007
12 Jan
'07
7:44 p.m.
That sounds like a good idea, I have a panel to do in a couple of months and
will try it. thanks.
On 1/11/07, Brent Hilpert <hilpert at cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
Robert Ollerton wrote:
On 1/11/07, William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:
Aircraft grade, spray it on thick, two coats and hope it wrinkles
right. if
AFAIK, most wrinkle finish work involves baking.
Here's an old ARRL
"Hints and Kinks" item on the subject:
Yes, but the texture of the wrinkle varies greatly with the baking and
paint formulation. not, take it off and do it again. I have never
acheived the same
facrory
finish that you see on items from 50+ years ago.
The trick I was advised of with wrinkle paint was to 'force it' with it a
hot-air gun. I have actually had good success using aerosol-can wrinkle
paint
from an auto-supply store and an old hair blow-dryer. Some patience
required,
but you can actually control the depth of the wrinkle with the hot air
application. The result is a vast difference from just leaving the wrinkle
paint to dry on it's own.
This was on an aluminum chassis with an aerosol-can flat lacquer first
coat.
The aluminum was sanded (emery cloth and/or garnet) and washed with TSP
and a
long hot rinse before painting. (Criticism welcome if some fault is to be
found in this process.)