>>Heated curing process (just not too hot i.e. my toasted Duo
>>keyboard) put the painted peice in a nice warm environment with
>>lots of airflow (on top of a tv/monitor it is on all day long,
>>behind a rack-full of Compaq servers, ontop of a Cube or above a
>>heat register) About 90 to 100 degrees is perfect. The paint will
>>cure in 2-3 days (instead of 2 weeks) and much tougher that
>>otherwise.
>
>Given that I have a room full of 350 servers at my disposal it
>should work, however we also have two massive HVAC units that keep
>those areas at abou 56� F I doubt that would be a good place. =(
We have the the same thing wher I work. 65 � F in the front, 90 � F
out the back. You could also hide it inside a IBM S/390 mainframe
(did that once)
>>Watch out for thoes fumes .. do the painting outside ... unless you
>>like that light-headed dizzy feeling after inhailing brain-cel
>>killing fumes.
>
>wheee... I was an Art major in college... all those smells are
>coming back to me now...
>
>>
>>Sand with a very fine sand paper between coats.
>
>I have some bitching 300 grit sanding sponges that I've been using
>on the case so far. make great wet sanders.
I'm talking 1000-2000 grit dry sanding, replacing the paper very frequently.
>>Many light coats of paint are better than one heavy coat.
>
>Agreed. However the spray cans don't give me much control. I have no
>access to an airbrush.=(
Another trick. Dip the can in very hot water (not past the top so
that water get is the spray assembly) and let the paint get hot, dry
of the can and shake it for about a minute, the raised temp. will
raise the presure, giving you a finer mist and better control.
Start spraying away from the object being painted, and then move the
spray onto the opject, no splatter and a even coat everytime.
Give yourselfe a good amount of distance from the object, about 18
inches. This will give you a good even and light coat.
>What's your opinion on the Krylon primer mentioned earlier Peter?
The Krylon primer prevents the Pactra paint from bonding with the
plastic underneath. So don't use it if you are using the Pactra
paint. Heck, properly cured Pactra paint dosn't need to be top-coated
either.
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