[TenTec] Omni cabinet covering

Don Allen w9cw at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 24 11:37:35 EDT 2012


The grill manufacturer Weber actually sells a Barbeque Black aerosol 
paint.  It's available at most Weber dealers.  Not sure about the "Big 
Box" stores, but around here the hardware stores that sell Weber 
barbeques also sell their paint.

73
Don W9CW


On 8/24/2012 8:10 AM, GARY HUBER wrote:
> For black covers as with the Drake R4-B receiver, I used to use Barbecue
> Black from Rust-Oleum..... looking at their website, I don't see that, but
> they do have a hammered series as well as a textured series, high
> temperature, and epoxy paints. Krylon paints are also a good choice as I've
> used them for accessories in the shack.
>
>
> 73 ES DX,
> Gary -- AB9M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 12:50 AM
> To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni cabinet covering
>
> James, please do that.
> I think we all face this problem from time to time.
>
> When I was a teenager, I used to buy broken receivers and transmitters at
> the Hamfest flea markets, fix them and then repaint their cabinets.  I never
> found a decent method to paint them.  They always looked good but were
> over-sensitive to scratching.
>
> I have a couple of old pieces of equipment now that I would like to repaint.
>
> Tnx.
>
> 73
> Rick, DJ0IP
>



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