Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-07-18 Thread Trampas Stern via Mercedes
> > -Original Message- > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > > Meade Dillon via Mercedes > > Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2018 8:13 AM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Cc: Meade Dillon > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - s

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-07-17 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
took about two weeks from online order to USPS delivery. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Meade Dillon via Mercedes > Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2018 8:13 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Meade Dillon

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-02-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Use a razor scraper - carefully. Works for me. On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 12:45 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > High temp paint is strong stuff if you let it cure, the sooner you get at > it the better. I had one lantern somebody had painted in high temp black, > it j

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-02-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
High temp paint is strong stuff if you let it cure, the sooner you get at it the better. I had one lantern somebody had painted in high temp black, it just laughed at paint stripper, I finally removed it with hydrochloric acid... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-02-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
High temp paint is strong stuff if you let it cure, the sooner you get at it the better. I had one lantern somebody had painted in high temp black, it just laughed at paint stripper, I finally removed it with hydrochloric acid... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-02-10 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Those glasses sound very reasonable, but they only offer bifocals - I'm in trifocals now :-( On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 7:12 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > New glasses can be very inexpensive. Prices start at $15 and up. > > https://www.zennioptical.com/men-eyeglass

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-02-10 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
The lenses are polycarbonate, the paint is silver high temp engine enamel (left over from the M117 re-build in the SLC). I'll try Goo Gone, then perhaps mineral spirits if still needed, after I find the previous pair of glasses . . . Thanks On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 9:34 PM, Curley McLain via Mercede

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-02-10 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
New glasses can be very inexpensive. Prices start at $15 and up. https://www.zennioptical.com/men-eyeglasses - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delive

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-02-09 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I've used Goo Gone. Or hand cleaner, the kind without pumice in it. And a thumbnail. -- Jim On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 7:34 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > what kind of plastic? If they are polycarbonate, you have more options. > If they are acrylic, then you opti

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-02-09 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
what kind of plastic? If they are polycarbonate, you have more options. If they are acrylic, then you options are limited Scott Ritchey via Mercedes February 9, 2018 at 9:12 PM What kind of paint? Mineral spirits worked (gradually) OK for me for paint that thin

Re: [MBZ] OT - spray painted glasses

2018-02-09 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
What kind of paint? Mineral spirits worked (gradually) OK for me for paint that thins with that stuff. Just don't wait too long. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK > Don via Mercedes > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2018 9:52 PM > To