"Jim Shorney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 07:11:41 -0500, Bill Carpenter wrote:
>The white lines and dots on my TR7 knobs have become almost invisible. Has >anyone re-painted these and if so what paint did you use? First off, have you tried cleaning them with a soft toothbrush and a gentle cleaning liquid? My method of choice, both for refurbing old knobs and for painting new knobs that manufacturers don't see fit to paint (TM-D700, for one), is to use a small bottle of Testor's gloss white model paint and a very pointy toothpick. Spillover can be removed as Gary describes. The paint flows and fills well, and two applications will leave very nice, tough, very WHITE lines. Be sure to clean your knobs first (no matter which method you use) so they are free of dirt and grease. I painted the paintless knobs of my HR-2510 years ago, and the lines are still bright and visible. http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney/images/2510E.jpg I can see the knob settings on my TM-D700 now when it's really dark in the car. In both cases, the grooves for the paint were embossed into the knobs, they just didn't paint them. 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C TR7/RV7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C, L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
