MOTM

Just for those who are curious, below is a link to a jpeg of what my little 
textured paint (Tolex replacement) test looks like.  Semi-gloss black is too 
shiney.  It should probably be Semi-flat.  It is near impossible to take an 
un-blurry handheld picture in a semi-dark environment with my camera, so I 
did my best to sharpen it up enough to see the texture.

The partially build case is just a test.  After opening my Roland SH-7 to 
clean the contacts, I noticed that the black endcaps for the control panel 
were some kind of semi-partical board painted black.  I was shocked because 
they look just like painted metal from the outside.  So when I found a 
similar wood with a really smooth surface I had to give it a try and see just 
how smooth I could paint it (in a really bright glossy blue).  Turns out 
spraypaint doesn't do a very good job.  It probably needs some industrial 
size airbrush.

http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/cabtest.jpg

-Elhardt

That is a good looking finish.  I wonder how it will hold up to some light
abuse.  Maybe you can take a hammer to your test piece.  :)

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: <elhardt@...>
To: <motm@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:03 AM
Subject: [motm] Textured paint sample


Just for those who are curious, below is a link to a jpeg of what my little
textured paint (Tolex replacement) test looks like.  Semi-gloss black is too
shiney.  It should probably be Semi-flat.  It is near impossible to take an
un-blurry handheld picture in a semi-dark environment with my camera, so I
did my best to sharpen it up enough to see the texture.

The partially build case is just a test.  After opening my Roland SH-7 to
clean the contacts, I noticed that the black endcaps for the control panel
were some kind of semi-partical board painted black.  I was shocked because
they look just like painted metal from the outside.  So when I found a
similar wood with a really smooth surface I had to give it a try and see
just
how smooth I could paint it (in a really bright glossy blue).  Turns out
spraypaint doesn't do a very good job.  It probably needs some industrial
size airbrush.

http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/cabtest.jpg

-Elhardt