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Hello all:
For the cupola fundial faces, in my design, I've
tried to imitate the design of a typical easy to-read clock tower clock face,
with a white background and black hourlines and numerals. Many old outdoor
clock faces were made from painted porcelain.
I want the painted steel faces to be very
weather-proof and I'm thinking that either porcelain or powder coating a steel
plate would work the best. I do not have any experience with powder
coating, but my research indicates that it might be the most durable of all
painting methods. When we visited the metal shop in Newark that Robert
Adzema uses, I noted that Robert said that he powder coats some of his sundial
sculptures. Evidently, powdercoating is used for a wide variety of outdoor
metal objects including lawn furniture, barbeques, signs, automobiles,
etc. The paint is applied in powder form to the metal plate
using electromagnic charges and is then baked onto the steel in an
oven.
Have any of you ever tried powder coating paint for
the faces of your sundials? Where did you have it done (an
automotive paint shop? sign shop? or some other place?)
p.s. I've finished the design of the
cupola showing one of the faces. If anyone would like to see it
please contact me off-List and I'll send you a pdf.
Thanks
John
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