Coytee Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 Just got back from the recycling center....found the paperwork in my car. The paint I used was PPG "Spectracron" 100 Series, Acrylic-modified Alkyd Enamel (all of which means nothing to me) Interesting point, as I NOW read the 'instructions', it does say "Substrates (Direct)": Cold Rolled Steel, Hot rolled Steel, Aluminum "Substrates (over primer): Blasted steel, Aluminum "End Use Markets": Industrial equipment, metal fabrication, heavy duty equipment, agricultural equipment, electrical enclosures Somewhere in there, I've missed "plastic/resin horns"..... We'll see what happens. Wonder if it will flake off. I sprayed the fenders and canopy structure for my tractor (HVLP & compressor) I have to say, this stuff settled nice and to be blunt, I don't have the eye to tell the difference between what I did and what the factory might have done. It REALLY turned out nice. I don't think I'd want to do the rest of the tractor (could probably use it) because if I DID and the rest turned out as nice as the fenders, I'd NOT want to use it on the farm for fear of scratching it up!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 29 minutes ago, Heritage_Head said: Thanks === yeah, Thanks. Wishing even more to have bought them back — 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 33 minutes ago, Pete H said: One of these days, when I'm settled on a final configuration, it's all copper and black for me. I've been a freak with orange and coppers for decades, started with my chevelle and even most of my golf club heads are orange. Was never a big fan of copper really tell klipsch. Hadn't really seen it used on anything but gas/water pipes. Klipsch really classed that color up 👍. I think 402 in klipsch copper with some black trim or something like that with cherry wood cabs under the 402s (like the cherry look on the LaScala 2s). Could look pretty sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 39 minutes ago, Pete H said: One of these days, when I'm settled on a final configuration, it's all copper and black for me. I've been a freak with orange and coppers for decades, started with my chevelle and even most of my golf club heads are orange. === you’re no freak with orange. In fact - Let our Freak Flags Fly. And if a Hellcat ain’t enough over-the-top then finish it with GoMango Orange - yeah, deal with that — 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 43 minutes ago, Coytee said: Just got back from the recycling center....found the paperwork in my car. The paint I used was PPG "Spectracron" 100 Series, Acrylic-modified Alkyd Enamel (all of which means nothing to me) Interesting point, as I NOW read the 'instructions', it does say "Substrates (Direct)": Cold Rolled Steel, Hot rolled Steel, Aluminum "Substrates (over primer): Blasted steel, Aluminum "End Use Markets": Industrial equipment, metal fabrication, heavy duty equipment, agricultural equipment, electrical enclosures Somewhere in there, I've missed "plastic/resin horns"..... We'll see what happens. Wonder if it will flake off. I sprayed the fenders and canopy structure for my tractor (HVLP & compressor) I have to say, this stuff settled nice and to be blunt, I don't have the eye to tell the difference between what I did and what the factory might have done. It REALLY turned out nice. I don't think I'd want to do the rest of the tractor (could probably use it) because if I DID and the rest turned out as nice as the fenders, I'd NOT want to use it on the farm for fear of scratching it up!! Thats why Ive never owned a new car (and the value lost is hard to get over). I'd be scared to drive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 To be perfectly honest, one of the reasons I got into Klipsch was after reading a little and trying to find things that might compare to the SABA and Community speakers that I played with for years, I saw a picture of the RF7's and the copper colored drivers, heavily influenced my decision to try Klipsch and now, I could have had another ss chevelle for what I've spent Klipsch and other audio gear, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Pete H said: To be perfectly honest, one of the reasons I got into Klipsch was after reading a little and trying to find things that might compare to the SABA and Community speakers that I played with for years, I saw a picture of the RF7's and the copper colored drivers, heavily influenced my decision to try Klipsch and now, I could have had another ss chevelle for what I've spent Klipsch and other audio gear, oh well. 🤜🤛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Pete H said: SABA Did I hear someone mention SABA??? Is one allowed to crap on their own thread??!?!?!?!!! May I highly recommend for those who like this type of thing... Been there, was absolutely charmed by the people and the place.... https://www.sabatourism.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Coytee said: Did I hear someone mention SABA??? SABA audio gear from Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted June 25, 2019 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 9:36 AM, Pete H said: he final finish on cabinets/furniture/speakers etc. is why I got into HVLP and have sprayed everything from latex, lacquer, poly, stains with wonderful results and spray cans when I'm doing epoxy projects. Fun stuff. I love the HVLP, I couldn't paint many things with the old style gun, it always needs to be thinned. For painting horns don't forget about the metallic paint also, depending on the look your going for. This is called Metallic bright coat copper, (in a can) it's a little darker copper than the pic but being quite reflective it's hard to get the right color. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, dtel said: I love the HVLP, I couldn't paint many things with the old style gun, it always needs to be thinned. For painting horns don't forget about the metallic paint also, depending on the look your going for. This is called Metallic bright coat copper, (in a can) it's a little darker copper than the pic but being quite reflective it's hard to get the right color. I want one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 11:56 AM, Coytee said: The paint I used was PPG "Spectracron" 100 Series, Acrylic-modified Alkyd Enamel Richard, One of my co-workers spent the past 40 years building custom cars, and told me he could paint my horns for me. He had some folks talk him into using one of the Jones-Blair paints. About a tenth the cost of the PPG he has been using and it is spectacular. Good for "seven" years outside -- guaranteed! Here's one of the cars he has worked on. Bruce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Nice car Reason I used what I did is it’s what I needed for my tractor therefore it didn’t cost me anything. At least that’s how I’m rationalizing it to myself! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I knew that was what you used, but was curious. Was that a two part paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 It was not. It was open and spray (after preparation of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Isn’t there a song out there titled something to the effect of she thinks my tractor is sexy and my K510??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydukej Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 11:36 AM, Heritage_Head said: I think 402 in klipsch copper with some black trim or something like that with cherry wood cabs under the 402s (like the cherry look on the LaScala 2s). Could look pretty sharp. Thanks to my cheap photoshop skills, the sharpness can be realized if you squint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, haydukej said: Thanks to my cheap photoshop skills, the sharpness can be realized if you squint Ha! well done. Better than my cheaper skills 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted June 27, 2019 Moderators Share Posted June 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, Heritage_Head said: Ha! well done. Better than my cheaper skills 👍 Mine also, looks good. But I would rather paint it like this (see pic) It's what some used to say they looked like when they had a problem with them being in there living room, or there wife said it was their opinion? Paint it like Warthog skin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 HA! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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