Andrew
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Any suggestions for paint? Thanks in advance.
instrument surround black 'crackle' paint
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decoupe
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Lots of rattle-can products for the DIY but the finish is hard to control. Find someone that does powder coating and see if they will do a crinkle finish.
Doug
Doug
Wrinkle Finish
Andrew,
You're looking for "wrinkle" paint made by Krylon, VHT, or Eastwood.
The amount of wrinkle is controlled by medium wet coats ( at least two) and heat.
'50's British MGs had entire dashes done this way and the best paint is laquer for this.There is a manufacurer that sells 6oz bottles if you have an airbrush and that way you could use a slow thinner.
The part has to be heated, the drying and wrinkling has to be heated to create the fine wrinkling. A heat gun, hair dryer, oven, etc. Some people have resorting to making a minature greenhouse over the part to recreate the effect.(Somewhere around 90 degrees)
If you just need to touch up a chip and recolor that would be the easiest and any thinned black semi gloss works for just a detail. Even if the black is still there, but faded, there are wiping poly's that can bring back just the black to shiny.
As Doug points out, it's hard to reproduce.
Hope this helps,
Jerry
61Porsche
Andrew,
You're looking for "wrinkle" paint made by Krylon, VHT, or Eastwood.
The amount of wrinkle is controlled by medium wet coats ( at least two) and heat.
'50's British MGs had entire dashes done this way and the best paint is laquer for this.There is a manufacurer that sells 6oz bottles if you have an airbrush and that way you could use a slow thinner.
The part has to be heated, the drying and wrinkling has to be heated to create the fine wrinkling. A heat gun, hair dryer, oven, etc. Some people have resorting to making a minature greenhouse over the part to recreate the effect.(Somewhere around 90 degrees)
If you just need to touch up a chip and recolor that would be the easiest and any thinned black semi gloss works for just a detail. Even if the black is still there, but faded, there are wiping poly's that can bring back just the black to shiny.
As Doug points out, it's hard to reproduce.
Hope this helps,
Jerry
61Porsche
Had mine done by La Jolla Independent. While the wear from the key is now black and matches the rest of the surround, its far from original looking. I didn't cost much so Id say its reasonable. Matching the OEM texture is probably pretty tough to do.
Spatter or Splatter
David,
If I understood correctly, you were discussing the steering cover? That would involve a splatter paint or techinque vs. the crinkling.
Toothbrush, paintbrush dipped and flicked. Or t-up gun made to spit with low air pressure. Since the texture is built up, it looks like they flattened it after with thinner or thinned coat to melt slightly after allowing to dry a bit.
Many cars in the 60s used the technique. GM trunks for example. They also used a clear.
Best regards,
61Porsche
David,
If I understood correctly, you were discussing the steering cover? That would involve a splatter paint or techinque vs. the crinkling.
Toothbrush, paintbrush dipped and flicked. Or t-up gun made to spit with low air pressure. Since the texture is built up, it looks like they flattened it after with thinner or thinned coat to melt slightly after allowing to dry a bit.
Many cars in the 60s used the technique. GM trunks for example. They also used a clear.
Best regards,
61Porsche