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| 1961.1 | | NSDC::SIMPSON | File under 'Common Knowledge' | Mon Nov 30 1992 11:00 | 3 |
| Well, I used to get a nice finish on my Airfix aircraft by using Duraglit to
shine it up. Bright as it was, it was not a highly reflective finish - however
it may be worth investigating?
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| 1961.2 | | MASALA::IJOHNSTON | | Mon Nov 30 1992 11:13 | 3 |
| Why not line them with bacofoil?
This used make them usable until you're feeling flush..
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| 1961.3 | | AEOEN2::MATTHEWS | M&M Enterprises, the CATCH 22 | Mon Nov 30 1992 14:37 | 6 |
| They have to be covered with something. The base plastic is white, covered
with silver. Problem is the silver has long gone, leaving white plastic
which isn't very reflective.
Bacofoil ... sounds like my type of fix :-) Are you a part of Digital
Field service ? :-)
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| 1961.4 | | MASALA::IJOHNSTON | | Mon Nov 30 1992 15:51 | 8 |
| Nah I`ve just seen a lot of old cars that have had this done.
Can you take the plastic out completely??
What about spray painting it??
Ian.
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| 1961.5 | | AEOEN2::MATTHEWS | M&M Enterprises, the CATCH 22 | Mon Nov 30 1992 16:32 | 5 |
| Can you get a good, reflective spray paint ?
Yes, the plastic bits can be removed. This is something I've found
with BMWs, you can take almost everything apart ... very few sealed
units.
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| 1961.6 | | KURMA::IJOHNSTON | | Mon Nov 30 1992 17:06 | 5 |
| You can buy chrome spray paint....dunno how long the shine lasts on it
though.
Ian.
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| 1961.7 | | AEOEN2::MATTHEWS | M&M Enterprises, the CATCH 22 | Mon Nov 30 1992 19:59 | 1 |
| I'll give it a try ... nothing to loose. Thanks.
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| 1961.8 | Ali not silver.... | ROCKS::CAMP | | Tue Dec 01 1992 20:53 | 5 |
| I think the finish is vacuum deposited Aluminium, coated with some
protective plastic whatever, and not silver. I think the best bet
would be the Ali foil as a temp measure.
Mike
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| 1961.9 | | AEOEN1::MATTHEWS | M&M Enterprises, the CATCH 22 | Wed Dec 02 1992 14:24 | 3 |
| So, does anyone know of a "vacuum deposited Aluminium and plastic coating"
facility available anywhere ? :-) I suspect this would probably cost more
that the new price !!!
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| 1961.10 | | MAJORS::ALFORD | lying Shipwrecked and comatose... | Wed Dec 02 1992 14:44 | 3 |
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have you thought of trying something like Humbrol model paints...there's one
called chrome silver (or somesuch) that'll be fairly reflective...
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| 1961.11 | Try vacuum coating companies..? | ROCKS::CAMP | | Wed Dec 02 1992 14:48 | 12 |
| All you need is a high vacuum pump, diffusion pump, table assembly with
glass bell jar so you can see what you are doing, a few grams of pure
aluminium, a low voltage high current source, and I think high voltage
source. In all about 2-3K pounds, just a bit dearer than the spares but
just think of the fun you will have....
There are companies around that do vacuum coatings but I don't know of
any myself, try yellow pages, but most likely they will be very
expensive, worth a try??
Mike
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