[TenTec] Omni cabinet covering

[George Allgood]

What's your callsign? So I can look on QRZ?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richards" <jruing at ameritech.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni cabinet covering


> Hey !  I have a can of THAT !!  Rust-o-Leum black spray paint for
> outdoor cooking  gear.  I got it at Lowes or Home Depot... probably the
> latter ...  and it works fine.
>
> I spray it on, and then run my heat gun over it, which sorta melts the
> paint into a sticky paste, and then I let it dry.... overnight... and it
> dries hard and shiny the next day.   Did I mention allowing it to dry
> overnight ?    Otherwise, it dries sorta rough and coarse, with a flat
> black finish -feels more like powder coat in that case.  Matches the TT
> cases very well, I think.
>
> I built a SO2R  mic-phones-ptt-key switch in a metal case, like what TT
> sells, and then painted it like that.   I was pleased with it.  Turned
> out glossy and shiny, but you can use it like it comes, and it is closer
> to powder coat like TT boxes or Palstar boxes.
>
> I eventually rebuilt it in a slightly different size TenTec metal box.
> You can see it on my QRZ photo...very small in the cent of everything,
> but there it is nonetheless.
>
> ===================  JHR  =================
>
>
>
> On 8/24/2012 9:10 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com 
>> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>> On Behalf Of Richards
>> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 7:32 AM
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni cabinet covering
>>
>> I am not sure.   Now that I have opened up the door, I may  have to
>> close it by saying I don't know exactly what type of paint they used.
>> I thought it was the type that looks shiny, crinkled, and hard.  I might
>> have to post the other guys for details.   I have see photos of their
>> results, and  the radios looked great, and the paint was supposedly
>> "tempered" that way.  I will ask around if there is interest in my doing
>> that.
>>
>> ==============  JHR  =======================
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/24/2012 1:20 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>>> James, did this procedure work with glossy colors too, or only 
>>> hammertone?
>>>
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