18-12-2013, 05:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-12-2013, 06:22 PM by Radio Fixer.)
I think when you come across a Boxford lathe Colin you should take a drive to see it before bidding. It may cost a day, say in time, and some petrol but could possibly save you a lot of heartache.
I would use the stripper out doors and wearing the mask, or at least with the garage doors well open. Good luck.
I have been spending a lot of time spray painting a pair of Xformer shrouds. Now it should be easy, only 6" high by 4" wide but stamped out to an 1" in depth. This makes for lots of complex surfaces. The original finish apart from wounds was a high gloss brown and I wanted to replicate that. So, I got a can of closely matching paint at Halfords and thought well this will be a doodle. Flatted and primed and then the finish. Well spraying anything winter time is not easy. As usual I warmed the parts and the can and got the spray booth ready. This is a large cardboard box, in the garage, with a fan heater blowing hot air into it. And so to spray without runs!
Yep! managed that but getting a high gloss isn't easy as the paint has to wet out. But with most of the can gone and lots of flatting and buffing with T-Cut I'm getting there. Maybe another few hours will do it. And this is just for a titchy radio Xformer. Restoration sure takes up time, but Hey! what else would I do with it?
So its good you are brush painting once you get the old gunge off.
With radio restoration now, well I've done a few, some better than others and if I'm saying "that will do", or "its good enough", or "nobody will see it" then it simply aint good enough. It will just bother me so I may as well keep on until I can say "that's fine". Perhaps I'm getting one of those compulsive disorder thingies?
Gary
I would use the stripper out doors and wearing the mask, or at least with the garage doors well open. Good luck.
I have been spending a lot of time spray painting a pair of Xformer shrouds. Now it should be easy, only 6" high by 4" wide but stamped out to an 1" in depth. This makes for lots of complex surfaces. The original finish apart from wounds was a high gloss brown and I wanted to replicate that. So, I got a can of closely matching paint at Halfords and thought well this will be a doodle. Flatted and primed and then the finish. Well spraying anything winter time is not easy. As usual I warmed the parts and the can and got the spray booth ready. This is a large cardboard box, in the garage, with a fan heater blowing hot air into it. And so to spray without runs!
Yep! managed that but getting a high gloss isn't easy as the paint has to wet out. But with most of the can gone and lots of flatting and buffing with T-Cut I'm getting there. Maybe another few hours will do it. And this is just for a titchy radio Xformer. Restoration sure takes up time, but Hey! what else would I do with it?
So its good you are brush painting once you get the old gunge off.
With radio restoration now, well I've done a few, some better than others and if I'm saying "that will do", or "its good enough", or "nobody will see it" then it simply aint good enough. It will just bother me so I may as well keep on until I can say "that's fine". Perhaps I'm getting one of those compulsive disorder thingies?
Gary
