John, I went down the powder-coating road once and really regretted it. The place I used didn't do a very good job and the engravings were filled in way too much. I ended up getting it removed (which was rough on the panel). I managed to get one to work "okay" and I think I ended up filling in the engravings on the other one with JBWeld, painting it, and had it silk-screened. Sad.
Barry - N4BUQ > Hello Barry,Thanks, it has been a while....my holiday was 19 years. > Regarding > paint formulations. Black and gold paint can be used to generate a very > respectable outcome, I used an eye dropped to adjust the quantity of gold to > black ratio. I also tried a gray powder coat, worked, but the application > was > a few thousands of an inch in excess and had started to fill in some of the > relief engraving in the front panel. I filled in the white lettering with > white Engravocolor Stick (great stuff). The outcome looks pretty good > considering the starting point.... Does this list server now support > enclosure > of pictures, if not I can send a link.John > > Sent from AOL on Android > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 11:54, Barry Scott<[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > John, > Welcome back. I just started back on my R390 restoration I started about two > years ago. I painted the front panel with some not-so-great Rustoleum which > never hardened properly. I think it was a new formulation because I've had > very good results with Rustoleum in a rattle can before and this was a new > style can. Hopefully I can get a new can of the old-style and try again. Fun > stuff. > Thanks,Barry > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 10:06 AM jkharvie via R-390 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > To all those who may remember me from the late 80's and early 90's when I was > younger, I extend a "Warm Hello", and good to be back. > I have returned to my bench of R390A and related receiver restoration. > Looking forward to our conversations. > John > > Sent from AOL on Android > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ R-390 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
