My post has nothing to do with 7-Line paint finishes. Lee, w0vt
I could never understand why anyone would send their cabinet to Harzell for repainting in the first place. Since they powder coat them now, their process is not the same as when they first painted them with Polane paint. If the company is not going to make them look original, why use them? You can have anyone repaint the cabinet to have it look different. I have no doubt their repaint cabinets look nice, but original look, NO! Better to spend the $45 finding a nice original one and use the $45 to buy it. Or, repaint the cabinet yourself for the experience. You can simulate the Polane look by spraying with Satin Black and then over spraying with Semi-Gloss black. Spatter the Semi-Gloss bye drilling out the spray can nozzle before over spraying and allowing the paint to dribble onto the cabinet in small droplets. (The droplets will flatten out as it dries). Practice the technique before actually restoring your Drake cabinet. You will be suprised how nice the final product looks. Remember how well you do the metal prep work and primer coat will affect your final finish. No final paint job is going to hide your prep work mistakes or lack of it. Lee, w0vt ----- Original Message ----- From: gypsym...@aol.com To: Drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 4:26 PM Subject: [Drakelist] Drake Cabinet painting Hi folks, FWIW Took a cabinet up to Hartzell in Miamisburg, OH today, as they did the original Drake cabinets. I live about three miles from them. Was going to have refinished. I had sticky paint, which is/was literally impossible to sand off. In any case somewhere in the list stuff it says $25 per piece , and lots of folks have done so. (I could live with that its been a pain) TODAY I was quoted $45 for one piece. Yes I know $ everything is up...but perhaps they really don't want to do it. For that amount I'll grind it off. Carl wd8nhk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
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