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Cfm44nh
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Username: Cfm44nh
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 07:33 am: | 
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Does anyone have recommended 'crinkle' paint? /i.e. rough texture. The finish is wearing off my Nikon HB-7 lens hood, it appears to be glossy plastic underneath. (A new hood is $30, but this one works fine, just looks ugly...) I searched 'paint' and found matt finishes, but this is a rough texture, similar to what is on the lens. Any ideas? |
Adrian
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Username: Adrian
Post Number: 44
Registered: 08-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 09:02 am: |
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I think it's known in the trade as a "Crackle" finish - might be worth googling for that?
Hope that helps,
Adrian |
Steve_s
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Username: Steve_s
Post Number: 29
Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 02:40 pm: |
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Traditionally it was " black crackle" finish, as Adrian says, but it now seems to be called "wrinkle"!
It is available in the UK made by Hycote, and in the USA, I think, made by Sperex, both of them in aerosols. |
Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 210
Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 - 07:06 pm: |
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If you haven't used it before, it's a little tricky to apply: the size of the wrinkles is in proportion to how heavy you spray it on, so you need a uniform and fairly heavy coat.... |
Dgillette4
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Username: Dgillette4
Post Number: 3
Registered: 04-2007
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 11:57 am: |
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Hello Rick: I have used a crackle paint available from Michaels hobbies and crafts, It didn't come in the color I wanted so I gave it a light coat in that color...Don |
