holding / mounting enclosure while painting
- theblackman
- Resistor Ronker
How do you guys hold your enclosure while painting while preventing touching of the paint before it dries?
How do you transfer the box into an oven for baking??
I have been putting the box on a tray and painting that way and then transferring to the oven but I can't reach the edge bits properly using this technique.
I have also tried suspending on a coat hanger but you alway end up with a mark where you hook the hanger in...
Any tips ??
Cheers, Richard.
How do you transfer the box into an oven for baking??
I have been putting the box on a tray and painting that way and then transferring to the oven but I can't reach the edge bits properly using this technique.
I have also tried suspending on a coat hanger but you alway end up with a mark where you hook the hanger in...
Any tips ??
Cheers, Richard.
- CodeMonk
- Degoop Doctor
I usually put compatible screws in it (the ones for the cover), to raise it up.
Then CAREFULLY transfer to oven and slide it in.
I use a small pitchfork looking thing I made to lift and transfer.
Its kind of tricky though. I have dropped a few.
Then CAREFULLY transfer to oven and slide it in.
I use a small pitchfork looking thing I made to lift and transfer.
Its kind of tricky though. I have dropped a few.
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I use the plastic cap from the spraypaint can to support the enclosure and place them on an old computer case cover on my balcony, I start with at least two coats of etch-primer, then once that's dried I spray the enclosure with four coats of spray-paint of whichever colour I decide to use, leaving each coat to dry before applying the next, labelling is done with rub-on letraset, then I spray the labelling and the enclosure with 4 coats of clear satin acrylic, this method seems to work fine for me.....
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- theblackman
- Resistor Ronker
Cool, I might try this!CodeMonk wrote:I usually put compatible screws in it (the ones for the cover), to raise it up.
Then CAREFULLY transfer to oven and slide it in.
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I use toilet paper tubes. The more I can fit under it the better.
Haha, have like 100 of them hanging around now.
I also use latex gloves when handling a box from the time it goes on the TP tube stands until it leaves the oven and cools down.
Haha, have like 100 of them hanging around now.
I also use latex gloves when handling a box from the time it goes on the TP tube stands until it leaves the oven and cools down.
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I paint the enclosure and the lid seperately, but at the same time, on two different stands adjacent to each other. For stands I use little rectangular plastic Gerber baby food containers, they are about 1.5" tall, 2.5" long, and 1.25" wide. A 1590B will even fit on one if I flip the container over. I let the paint dry for at least 45 minutes before moving. When I move the enclosure I pick it up by the baby food container and transfer it to my fingertips, only toching the inside of the enclosure, then I gently slide it onto the rack of my toaster oven. I bake at ~200 degrees F for 20 minutes every 2 coats.
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