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Carterofmars
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Post subject: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin... Posted: Mar Fri 02, 2012 5:16 am |
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Joined: Jan Tue 10, 2012 5:13 am Posts: 225 Location: NYC
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Any suggestions as to a good paint/technique to use... or should I just leave it as is? 
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Philco Fan
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Post subject: Re: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin.. Posted: Mar Fri 02, 2012 11:37 pm |
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Joined: Jul Tue 18, 2006 5:23 am Posts: 5176 Location: Roseville,Ca
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I wouldn't repaint it,it looks pretty good. I had a similar grill and cleaned the crud off with a pencil eraser. Phil
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gary rabbitt
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Post subject: Re: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin.. Posted: Mar Sun 04, 2012 7:45 am |
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Leave it as it is. I see the worn places, but it really doesn't look bad.
If it was a lot worse, the best way would be to mask the grille off. Set a couple of hours aside for that task. Time consuming to get it 100% masked right. Even then you'd have to carefully spray on the paint. An airbrush would be ideal. A spray can might load it up too much at once. I don't think it would look all that great either with a spray can. Painting would be a last resort thing to do.
JMO- YMMV
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Carterofmars
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Post subject: Re: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin.. Posted: Mar Sun 04, 2012 4:50 pm |
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Joined: Jan Tue 10, 2012 5:13 am Posts: 225 Location: NYC
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gary rabbitt wrote: Leave it as it is. I see the worn places, but it really doesn't look bad.
If it was a lot worse, the best way would be to mask the grille off. Set a couple of hours aside for that task. Time consuming to get it 100% masked right. Even then you'd have to carefully spray on the paint. An airbrush would be ideal. A spray can might load it up too much at once. I don't think it would look all that great either with a spray can. Painting would be a last resort thing to do.
JMO- YMMV Yeah, maybe it's not as worse that what it appears to be. I think I was looking for suggestions had it been really worse. How would I best repair those worn spots had they been deeper.
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glasdave
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Post subject: Re: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin.. Posted: Mar Mon 05, 2012 2:10 am |
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Joined: Feb Tue 24, 2009 8:20 am Posts: 7727 Location: Aurora Colorado
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Is it wear or dirt? Have to washed/cleaned the cabinet yet?
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Carterofmars
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Post subject: Re: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin.. Posted: Mar Mon 05, 2012 2:27 am |
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Joined: Jan Tue 10, 2012 5:13 am Posts: 225 Location: NYC
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glasdave wrote: Is it wear or dirt? Have to washed/cleaned the cabinet yet? I already washed the cabinet. Those dark areas are where the paint has worn a bit thin.
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glasdave
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Post subject: Re: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin.. Posted: Mar Mon 05, 2012 2:33 am |
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Joined: Feb Tue 24, 2009 8:20 am Posts: 7727 Location: Aurora Colorado
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Okay, I was looking at the area around the dimple for the knob, and I saw some dust there, I think.
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Carterofmars
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Post subject: Re: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin.. Posted: Mar Mon 05, 2012 3:27 am |
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Joined: Jan Tue 10, 2012 5:13 am Posts: 225 Location: NYC
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A few more. That dust was eventually cleaned (missed the first scrubbing).  
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glasdave
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Post subject: Re: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin.. Posted: Mar Mon 05, 2012 12:03 pm |
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Joined: Feb Tue 24, 2009 8:20 am Posts: 7727 Location: Aurora Colorado
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It 's fine,leave it like that. I based my observations on the way I do things....I get ahead of my self, and miss things. 
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Nortonics
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Post subject: Re: Suggestions for painting the white grill on this Arvin.. Posted: Mar Mon 05, 2012 1:59 pm |
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But what if he wants to sell it on Ebay, as a shiney radio that brings-in 5x the actual value?! Paint that thing up, all of it! You'll make a bundle! Yes, I'm Kidding. 
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