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AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) #1435610 05/13/13 02:13 AM 05/13/13 02:13 AM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 401 California, USA filmsurgeon OP mopar
filmsurgeon OP mopar Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 401 California, USA	Can anyone help with advice on how to best "restore" the white numbering/lettering of the clear radio station lens? The clear plastic is in good, scratch-free condition. I basically need advice on the best way to repaint. Thanks. 7703868-AMRadioStationLens.JPG (70 downloads)

Re: AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) [Re: filmsurgeon] #1435611 05/13/13 04:41 AM 05/13/13 04:41 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,247 Alabama BigMoneyLewis master
BigMoneyLewis master Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,247 Alabama	The numbers are recessed into the lense on the E body AM, so a fine point white paint pen works well . Usually however the new paint is too white compared to the original . To avoid all that hassle I usually just grab a better lense out of a parts radio . Greg gregward@mchsi.com phone 256-852-0955

Re: AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) [Re: BigMoneyLewis] #1435612 05/13/13 10:06 AM 05/13/13 10:06 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,388 Iowa burdar Owen's Dad
burdar Owen's Dad Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,388 Iowa	If the numbers are recessed, then you could use some Testors paint in them. Make sure you get good coverage...let it dry, and then wipe the excess off the face with mineral spirits.

Re: AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) [Re: burdar] #1435613 05/13/13 11:32 AM 05/13/13 11:32 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 471 Miami Beach, FL M MannyE super gas
MannyE super gas M Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 471 Miami Beach, FL	Quote: If the numbers are recessed, then you could use some Testors paint in them. Make sure you get good coverage...let it dry, and then wipe the excess off the face with mineral spirits. That's pretty much what I used to do to paint model car dashboards. If the paint is "too white" you can add a little (and I mean a LITTLE) yellow, brown or green to tint the white a bit. I'm not sure exactly what shade the dial tends to lean towards, but Testors paints are so cheap it's easy to experimant. Also, once you have to color, you might want to thin it a bit so it will flow into all the nooks and crannies on the dial better. Ni!

Re: AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) [Re: MannyE] #1435614 05/13/13 11:36 AM 05/13/13 11:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 471 Miami Beach, FL M MannyE super gas
MannyE super gas M Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 471 Miami Beach, FL	In addition, go here: http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=a0bc571f6a41353a8bc95b81bdc336d4 And post pics of what you want to do. These guys can peobably help you get even better results. Ni!

Re: AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) [Re: MannyE] #1435615 05/13/13 02:42 PM 05/13/13 02:42 PM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 401 California, USA filmsurgeon OP mopar
filmsurgeon OP mopar Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 401 California, USA	Thanks for the replies guys. Is it best or necessary to remove the old remaining paint first before repainting? If so, how best to do it? Thanks.

Re: AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) [Re: filmsurgeon] #1435616 05/13/13 03:31 PM 05/13/13 03:31 PM
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AAR#2 super stock A Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 768 Dry Heat AZ	I'd clean it out if you want it to be uniform, plastic polish or alcohol should remove it and when I do these I use a lacquer stick. Easiest to work with.

Re: AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) [Re: filmsurgeon] #1435617 05/13/13 09:27 PM 05/13/13 09:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 471 Miami Beach, FL M MannyE super gas
MannyE super gas M Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 471 Miami Beach, FL	Quote: Thanks for the replies guys. Is it best or necessary to remove the old remaining paint first before repainting? If so, how best to do it? Thanks. Yes indeed! If you can clean all the old paint off, then the new paint will be a uniform color... Ni!

Re: AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) [Re: MannyE] #1435618 05/13/13 11:24 PM 05/13/13 11:24 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	To strip soak it in Castrol Super Clean..To apply paint in the groove use a syringe... To fill the syringe I pull the plunger out the back & pour the paint into the syringe... With practice you can get amazing results... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: AM Radio Station Lens (Repaint?) [Re: filmsurgeon] #1435619 05/14/13 06:58 PM 05/14/13 06:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 579 Ft.Myers,Florida Hemiruss mopar
Hemiruss mopar Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 579 Ft.Myers,Florida	I'd send it to Greg Ward... he does GREAT WORK when it comes to radios.....JUST MY..... 7705987-100_2048.JPG (62 downloads)

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