Proper method for using Wrinkle Paint.

[Ed Swynar]

Hi Jim,

Here's how I personally do it --- may not be endorsed by others reading
this, but it works for me...

(1) Prime the bare metal, & be absolutely 100% sure the prime is THOROUGHLY
DRY before applying wrinkle finish;

(2) Do NOT apply wrinkle finish to any vertical surfaces (it has to be
applied so thick, it wants to run);

(3) If you're doing an inordinately LARGE panel, etc., out-of-doors, wait
for the weather to get hot --- and muggy (seriously!);

(4) If you're doing a small panel, go ahead & put 2 heavy coats outside, &
then put the thing inside your electric oven (preferably when the wide isn't
home!) set at about 150-F, with a pan/bowl of water inside at one corner of
the oven;

(5) "Bake" the panel until the wrinkle finish is nice & even, and,

(6) Bake for at least a half hour more, to thoroughly dry the piece.

If you want the finish wrinkled, but of a different colour, you're best bet
is to wait until the wrinkle paint is THOROUGHLY dry, then apply light
topcoats of the desired colour at a later date (I've only "re-coloured" in
this way but once, however).

Heat AND humidity are the KEYS to successful wrinkle finish. One thing for
sure, thanks to one Mr. Murphy: if you DON'T want a wrinkle in your finish,
you'll most certainly get one ...likewise, when you DO want a wrinkle, it'll
be hell getting one! (it's like that paint they sell for a premium that's
designed to go over cement: if you've ever spilled "regular" paint on a
cement floor, it's IMPOSSIBLE to remove it all, isn't it? Don't you wish you
could have remembered the name/brand of the paint you spilled by accident
BEFORE having gone out shopping for some of the "specialty stuff"...?! Hi
Hi).

Good luck, Jim --- you're sure to have fired the opening salvo in a L-O-N-G
thread on this topic yet again...!

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ




----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Flanagan" <jflan at TAMPABAY.RR.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 8:59 PM
Subject: [HEATH-TEMPE] Proper method for using Wrinkle Paint.


> Hello..
>      I could use some tips on how to optimize the results using wrinkle
> paint.  I've been playing with the black wrinkle
> paint that Krylon sells (Jet Black).  Advanced Auto Parts (Largo, Fl)
> sells this for $7 a can.  The directions claim three
> heavy coats of paint, waiting about 5-10 min between coats.  I read on
> the Internet that if you want to add a different color as a
> top coat, you want  to apply your color coat before the wrinkling takes
> place. Supposedly, you want to apply the color coat early,
> as opposed to waiting for the wrinkle to completely dry, otherwise, the
> results will be disappointing.  Anyway, I am not having
> good results and don't want to start painting any of my prepped
> cabinets, etc until I get this figured out.  I've been getting a mixture
of
> confusing information.  Some people claim that you do NOT want to use a
> primer prior to using the wrinkle paint, whereas one individual
> explains that he uses a thin, tack coat prior to using the wrinkle
> paint.  I am hoping that someone here in the group is an expert at this
> technique and will help me (us!) out....
>
> Your help and tips are appreciated. Thanks..
>
> Jim
> WB5KYE
>
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