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Rebirth of a Denford MIRAC CNC Lathe
awemawson:
I need the paint to be good and hard before I shave the runs, and also before re-assembly. So I've set up a 4kW fan heater to bake it now it is touch dry.
hermetic:
Runs on paint is a bore, and I am painting a Ford KA tomorrow, so I will be careful, but the guy who taught me to spray always carried a clean 1/2 brush in his top pocket, and would brush the runs away, just to get rid of the bulk and speed the through drying of the paint so it could be flatted quicker. This avoids the sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach when one realises that the run you have just attacked with the wet and dry is now a smear of semi solid paint, and you have pulled it back to the primer! start again time!! Luckily the KA is basecoat and lacquer, so build up solid colour, then lacquer it all to a finish! This job has reminded me why I gave up car repairs in about 1982!
awemawson:
Made a few alterations to the Button Panel Label and re-did it producing a more satisfactory result.
a/ I changed the font to Ariel Black
b/ I removed the black paint by scanning with the laser rather than doing a light cut to eliminate the 'two line' effect
c/ I filled the lettering with water based emulsion paint as I found that the white acrylic I'd been using was dissolving the black surrounding the letters
I think this one will pass muster :thumbup:
russ57:
--- Quote from: awemawson on March 28, 2018, 05:12:56 AM ---Made a few alterations to the Button Panel Label and re-did it producing a more satisfactory result.
a/ I changed the font to Ariel Black
b/ I removed the black paint by scanning with the laser rather than doing a light cut to eliminate the 'two line' effect
c/ I filled the lettering with water based emulsion paint as I found that the white acrylic I'd been using was dissolving the black surrounding the letters
I think this one will pass muster
--- End quote ---
Russ
awemawson:
Not much done today as a couple off additions to the livestock were due - a pair of Berkshire weaners - well actually three were due but the breeder made a c....up :bang: Never mind he's making good the numbers with a Saddleback weaner on Wednesday :thumbup:
However I did find time to strip off the masking paper, make good and hand touch up a bit of (expected) damage to the black paint, and re-fit the control button panel and the control keyboard.
Can't really do much more as an expected delivery of screws hasn't materialised - nor will it with the Bank Holiday for a few days, but probably a 'good thing' as the paint is still a bit delicate and it'll force me to be patient. (never easy!)
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