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Stephen_prior
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Username: Stephen_prior
Post Number: 2
Registered: 04-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 04:51 pm: | 
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What is best paint to use on a rolleicord restoration? |
Tom_cheshire
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Username: Tom_cheshire
Post Number: 330
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 10:32 am: |
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Black. 
Ok, seriously, try automobile paint.
I leave metal parts heat up in the sun until it burns me to touch them (easy in Florida) then paint them. In other words, paint sticks to hot metal better with longer durability than if the metal is cold/cool. |
Stephen_prior
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Username: Stephen_prior
Post Number: 3
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 11:53 am: |
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Thanks, I'd wondered about auto paint and yes, I'll use black !! |
Mareklew
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Username: Mareklew
Post Number: 119
Registered: 03-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 02:36 pm: |
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In Germany you can get "glossy oven/stove bake-in black" paint that is very close in appearance to the strong, glossy black of old cameras.
Note: although the application procedure described on the can tells you to heat-treat the paint, this step is only required if the paint needs to withstand the heat afterwards. For general purpose use it's enough to let it get hot in the sun.
Marek |
