[SML] Lighting instrument Paint

[Stephen Rees]

If it is not too far outside your budget, perhaps a powder coat
process instead of paint is what you need. Also, you might try
contacting a local auto refinishing shop to see what they might
recommend for cleaning and prepping the bare metal of the frames.
Steve Rees

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 10:24 AM, C. Andrew Dunning via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> Gents -
>
> In terms of prep, I'm using steel-wool.  Oil/grease really isn't an issue in
> this venue.  And, some of the frames I'm painting are new and simply
> "becoming" black.
>
> What I'm seeing seems to be a chemical reaction.  Within seconds of the new
> paint hitting the previous, I seen wrinkling and bubbling.
>
> - Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Dan
> Sheehan via Stagecraft
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 9:04 AM
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> Subject: Re: [SML] Lighting instrument Paint
>
>>> Bruce Purdy wrote
>>         Are you doing any prep to the instruments before painting?
>
> same thing I thought
>
> paint-not-sticking is very rarely the fault of the paint
>
> I'd try a detergent (Pine Sol ? TSP-replacement?) and/or solvent (Liquid
> Sandpaper TM or similar) cleaning, then wire brush, steel wool, or
> sandpaper.
>
> Slightly possible, but unlikely,  the solvent in the new paint is eating the
> old paint,
>
> HTH
> --
> ...Dan Sheehan
> Fixer of things that break
>
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