Most auto parts store sell crinkle paint. Kragen sells Krylon Black
Krinkle, I believe, and I've used it on both my cast aluminum dash support
and plywood glovebox with excellent results. The trick is to apply it
fairly heavily over two or three even coats and set the piece being painted
out in the sun to cure -- or direct a heat lamp or hair dryer over it,
making sure that the heat is distributed as evenly as possible.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
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----- Original Message -----
From: <MOWOGMAN@aol.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 7:42 PM
Subject: Wrinkle paint
>
> In a message dated 11/13/00 8:49:38 PM Central Standard Time, kmr@pil.net
> writes:
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> > Say, anyone know where to purchase the black wrinkle finish type paint
as
> > found
> > on these switch panels? Any particular (quality) brand?
> >
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> Eastwood sells wrinkle paint I believe, and I've seen it in local stores.
> Or, if you're daring, you can usually do it yourself. I believe that
> rustoleum spray paint will say something like for multiple coats, let the
> first one dry "x" amount of hours before applying the second coat. To
get a
> wrinkle finish, simple don't do that. The solvents or fish oils (in the
> case of Rustoleum) will not have a chance to evaporate and be trapped
under
> the second coat, as it works at escaping, the solvents will disrupt and
> wrinkle the top coat. Some experimentation might be necessary, but I
seem
> to recall that if you just let it "dry" for a short time and then shoot it
> again (thicker coat = more wrinkles) you should be able to get the desired
> results. Obviously, this was discovered by accident (rushing the
process)
> and if someone knows more about it they can chime in.
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> John
> Oostburg, WI
> '60 BT7
> '60 Mini
> '80 TR7 (freshly repainted Carmine red!)
> '69 AA
> '57 Isetta
> Etc.
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