MOTM

On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, james holloway wrote:

> Do you use the same type of paint as is on the MOTM panels? If so how does 
> it spray? I have yet to find a place that sells it. I heard sherman williams 
> does but can't find one that carries it. I don't mind drilling aluminum and 
> painting it. I just wish there was a good way to get the knob patterns and 
> labels silk screened for a reasonable price.

  The metalshop I "have the keys to" we usually make own paint of this
sort:  we use something like a 1:4 mix of epoxy enamel and black enamel in
the spray jar, and the usual compressed-air hose and nozzle system.  It is
important of course to pre-coat all the metalwork with a primer (the grey
stuff).  Then the epoxy-enamel mixture goes on, yielding that
"fingerprint-hiding" mottled look.

  I can go dig up the catalog numbers of the paint, epoxy, etc. if needed.

  Silkscreening is another matter.  We used to do it, but have outsourced
it for years.

Crow

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