At 09:02 PM 3/24/99 EST, JoEllisTR3@aol.com wrote:
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>We are having trouble getting the black wrinkle paint to work properly on the
>center dash console (TR3). We purchased the paint from Moss. The fellow
>painting the dash console for me has tried three times with poor results. The
>paint is far too wrinkled (large scale wrinkles, unlike the original small
>subtle wrinkles). I know it is very temperature sensitive., but he swears he
>is following the directions on the can.
I fought the wrinkle paint real hard, and finally won after the 7th
attempt! The directions on the can didn't work for me either.
ISTR I waited for a hot, dry day. I put the panel and the paint outside in
the direct sun. It was maybe 70 F that day. I stripped the panel to bare
metal and the first attempt was pretty close. I sanded the wrinkles and
tried to paint it again over a layer of paint. Didn't wrinkle at all when
going over a base coat of paint.
I ended up using paint thinner to remove the paint to get back to bare
metal between each attempt. Then I hit upon the right amount of paint and
wait time between coats... I am pretty sure the trick was 2 sort of thick
coats about 5 minutes apart.
>One more question, is it best to remove the gauges, or let sleeping dogs lie?
>I don't want to risk breaking the gauge lenses, but perhaps the paint would
>work better if the gauges weren't there to "pool" the paint around them. Any
>thoughts?
I wouldn't dream of doing this with the panel and guages in the dash. It
comes apart real easy. The guages come out easily as well.
I can't imagine sanding off bad wrinkle paint around the guages and switches!
Good luck.
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