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This is just a wild guess and not a very cost effective one<br>
but have you considered "Testors" model paints? After <br>
all they are intended for plastics (I know, you said bakelite)- just a
thought.<br>
chad<br>
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Jim Stone wrote:
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</style>I am trying to paint the Bakelite steering wheel surround on
my 1966 Alpine, but not having much luck. The surround is in good
shape, just weathered from 43 years in the sun. I wet sanded it with
400 grit paper and got a nice smooth surface that should have taken
appropriate paint well. The first one I tried was Rust-oleum
Universal. In theory, that should have been perfect, but it produced
an awful, very thick, almost hammered finish. I stripped this off
(using CitruStrip, which seems to work very well on the old plastic)
and tried again, this time with Valspar Plastic paint. I got almost
the same result (and I suspect it is almost the same paint), but not
quite as bad. Back to the Citrustrip, and then one more try with the
Valspar, trying to be very light with the paint. It was little better
than the first two attempts, but far from acceptable. Before I try
again with a third brand, can anyone recommend either a good technique
for using the Universal or Valspar paint, or a paint that will produce
a nice smooth durable finish on Bakelite?<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
<br>
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