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Re: Gordon's Garage has been remodeled

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Subject: Re: Gordon's Garage has been remodeled
From: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 21:03:18 -0700
Hey, neat idea! I'll remember that.

Marc Tyler wrote:

> >Black wrinkle-finish paint. I let the cam cover sit out in the sun for a
> >half-hour before and after
> >I shot it. The hotter it gets, the more it wrinkles. Next time maybe I'll
> >use an oven. The heat
> >would be more even.
>
> Just don't use a gas oven or it'll be like Australian pest control.
> (boom!)
> One way to get things evenly warm is in a ventilated box in the sun (We
> do this a lot with our propmaking stuff.  A black (or dark green or
> blue)plastic tub from the home center with a few 3/8 inch holes drilled
> high and low will get nice and toasty in the June sun,  vent the paint
> solvents, and keep crud from settling on the new paint.  I think there's
> even some sun in Seattle this time of year ;-)  This  will warm the whole
> piece evenly so you don't have one side at 100 deg and another at 130
> deg.  Aluminum is a good conductor, but not 100% efficient.
>
> Marc t.
>
> Marc T.
>
> Marc T.
>
> ==========================================================================
> Marc Tyler
> TDROC
> 1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
> Sisterdale TX

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Gordon Glasgow
http://www.gordon-glasgow.org



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