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Thanks!

That horn looks brand new again!

Nice job!

Yes, the rattle-can paint can be annoying with all the "...recoat within 45 minutes or after 48 hours..." jazz. I was painting a bedplate for a coin-op about 8 years ago, and wasn't able to recoat within the timeframe, so I waited 4 or 5 days just to play it safe. The darn paint still crinkled. Strip and start over...

George P.

hearsedriver wrote:I had some issues with the semi-gloss enamel when I went to recoat it so, I ended up stripping it again and using an automotive matte black acrylic lacquer and am quite pleased with the results. I used a gold paint pen to do the stripping which was very easy to use. I might add a coat of orange shellac to the gold stripping to age it a little. I havent decided. Should have the decals here on saturday.

I agree with the others; very nice looking job! Would you share which "automotive matte black acrylic lacquer" you used, and is there a full spectrum of colors available? Spray bomb, or mix your own and apply with a gun?

-Fran

Hey guys. I just used spray cans from my local O'Rielly Auto Parts store and a paint pen from Walmart craft department. It took 3 cans of the black lacquer. The paint pen works remarkably well. I didnt have to tape off anything. These come in several tips. I used the largest chisel tip. 1 pen allowed me to do 2 coats and, its good paint. For the black, I sanded the horn with 800 grit paper, primed it, wet sanded with 800 grit paper, sprayed 2 coats of black lacquer, let dry for 2 hours, wet sanded it with 1000 grit paper, sprayed 2 more coats of black. Its not perfect but, I didnt want it to be since its 100 years old. Like I said, I may add a coat of either Bulls Eye amber shellac or amber tinted lacquer with a brush to the gold stripping to tone it down a Little but, the more I look at it, the more I like the current color of the gold, plus, it will probably match the decals better, as-is.

Here she is all mounted up.