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Round 2-button foot switch [message #28611]

Mon, 06 June 2022 10:00

rodak
Messages: 516
Registered: October 2001
Location: Georgia

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I just bought one of the round, 2-button footswitches off eBay. $40. Based on what I've seen in the past, I thought that was a decent price. It needs paint, though - almost all of the black paint has worn or chipped off.

What kind of paint should I use do restore it to its former glory? Flat? Gloss? some kind of crinkle finish? (and it's black, right? I've never seen one in person, so I'm not certain.)

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Re: Round 2-button foot switch [message #28612 is a reply to message #28611]

Mon, 06 June 2022 12:10

chicagobill
Messages: 2006
Registered: April 2003

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Black wrinkle paint will match the original finish. Heating the paint as it dries changes the texture of the wrinkles.

Rustoleum used to sell a spray can version that worked pretty well.

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Re: Round 2-button foot switch [message #28613 is a reply to message #28612]

Mon, 06 June 2022 13:14

rodak
Messages: 516
Registered: October 2001
Location: Georgia

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Thanks! Home Depot sells a Rustoleum "Textured" black spray paint. For "heated", do you mean like just hitting it with a heat gun for a few minutes after painting, or actually baking it in an oven for a more lengthy time?

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Re: Round 2-button foot switch [message #28614 is a reply to message #28611]

Tue, 07 June 2022 11:54

chicagobill
Messages: 2006
Registered: April 2003

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A heat gun will work well, just try and keep the heat even across the object.

The hotter the paint gets, the finer the texture gets. I used to use it to simulate the wrinkle finish on old guitar amps from the 30's and 40's. They had a very fine texture pattern to the finish. Heating the parts in an old toaster oven would get the modern spray paint to look very close to the old time finishes.

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