Once again: call Eastwood they have the #1 quality, including hammertone..
Good luck..
Jan..
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Laifman <laifman@flash.net>
To: W John Gardiner <johngard@vianet.on.ca>
Cc: Tiger List <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: Textured Paint
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>W John Gardiner wrote:
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>> The cover plates over the seatback pivots and the back of my rear view
>> mirror on my MK 1A are painted with a sort of textured paint. I've asked
all
>> over my town and found nobody who knows where it might now be obtained.
Has
>> anybody on the list found a source for this stuff?
>>
>> John in Ontario
>
>This is called 'black crackle' finish and was used extensively in the 50's
and
>60's for radio enclosures. Cured with moderate heat in an oven to obtain
>crackle. Probably try a good amateur radio electronics store that still
carries
>parts. Henry Radio, in West Los Angles would be one. The other popular
finish
>was 'Hammertone", and that's what the AC Tiger Air cleaners were, before
>chroming. Same applications and sources.
>
>Steve
>
>--
>Steve Laifman < One first kiss, >
>B9472289 < one first love, and >
> < one first win, is all >
> < you get in this life. >
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