Paint Identification Problem

[David Dunlop]

That is good news, Lynn. I was a bit concerned that if the paint was something unique to the electronics industry, it might be a real challenge tracking down information about it and it's availability today.

We seem to be at a point in time where so many manufacturing companies from days gone are either out of business or have been recycled so many times, their history is completely lost. Even the companies that are still surviving have lost so many of their older employees now, their history is disappearing as well.

Having this paint show up in the automotive industry will hopefully increase the chances it will still be available.

Cheers for now,


David

[Frank v R]

this type of paint is still on the market, the texture will be different from one item to the next or the worker doing the application, this is one of those products that reading the instructions means everything , this type of paint requires a heavy coat to create the wrinkle effect, hope this helps,
regards Frank

[David Dunlop]

Franks.

That's good news. Any idea who makes it or what it's called? All the local paint suppliers around here seem to come up with are the typical cans of common wrinkle/crinkle finish.

Interesting about the thickness of application required to get the proper effect. Where the original paint has chipped on the inside of my speaker, it is noticeably thick and I suspect the original paint finish is buried under the reconditioned wrinkle paint on the AR88LF cabinet I have, as it has very thick paint overall.


David

[Lynn Eades]

David, it goes on smooth then crinkles as it dries.

[David Dunlop]

Hi Lynn.

It is an interesting paint. I have used the 'traditional' black wrinkle to restore a couple of electronic items in the past, where the original finish was the typical uniform distribution of wrinkles.

This darned paint finish used on the RCA AR88 stuff has me stumped with it's unusual pattern. It is almost as if the black paint was sprayed on and before it set up, an overspray of oil or solvent was applied quickly, causing a pattern of small beads of paint to form with different drying rates. I am beginning to wonder if the result is not so much in the paint, but in the hands of the craftsman applying it.

David

[Lynn Eades]

Sorry David, that's all I know.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

Probably lots of places that have it but this is the one I remembered.

http://search.eastwood.com/search?w=crinkle%20paint

Cheers Phil