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Subject: [Healeys] is a do it yourself crackle finish possible?
From: healeyray at yahoo.com (Ray Juncal)
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 19:04:07 -0800 (PST)
References: <ffidl79b67cfdpd3kgn1mchpurni6dmu7d@4ax.com>
The crackle paint is available in spray cans try hardware, auto supply or auto
paint supply.  The trick is to keep the part evenly warm before and after
applying the paint.  Temperature controls the amount of texture as the paint
dries.  If you are not careful you get big wrinkles on one side and fine
wrinkles on the other.  Other than that it's pretty easy.
Regards
Ray Juncal
________________________________
 From: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil at sbcglobal.net>
To: 'Austin Healey list' <healeys at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 6,
2012 6:45 PM
Subject: [Healeys] is a do it yourself crackle finish possible?
Google has failed me, or else my vocabulary has failed me.  I am
trying to
find a way to refinish my BN1 heater.  It, like almost
everything serious and
electrical in the  50s, was covered with a very
fine crackle finish.  I would
love to be able to re-create that
finish.

Maybe it isn't called a crackle
finish.  All I find under "crackle"
are 500 ways to painting old wood
furniture to reveal another color
underneath the top coat.  That isn't what
crackle means to me.  At one
time cameras, projectors, elelctrical test
equipment and lots of other
stuff was finished in black crackle.  How do I
make that finish come
alive in 2012?

-Roland
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