Repainting articulators

[finnster68]

Hi all

I have a few Hanau semi adjustables that were once black but over the years have been stripped back to metal in a lot of areas from plaster knives

Just wondering if anyone has gone through the hassle of having them repainted, if so what have you used that looked quite good.

I was actually thinking it would be kinda of cool to get one chrome plated lol for the more "special" cases

 

[CloudPeakDL]

I would think it would be cheaper to buy new than go through the hassle of painting them but send us a pic if you chrome plate that would be something to see.

 

[finnster68]

Powder coating seems to be the way to go. Will look into both options and see what the cost comes out at

 

[SiKBOY]

Go with the powder coating option. I think it has a stronger bond.
I'm a car nut and if the hoons want to change wheel colour, powdercoating is the way to go

 

[oldretread]

Best way I found for small metal parts is to use "Easy Off " oven cleaner as your stripper. Gentler than most commercial paint strippers. Paint on with a brush, staying away from unpainted areas. Small sections at a time. After about 10 minutes, use your steamer to remove loosened paint. Two careful applications should get the job done.
Good ventilation of course. I used an airbrush to repaint. This was when I was starting out on the plaster table and the boss wanted to "give me a break". The airbrush came from home. Bought a pint of black auto primer + pint of reducer (thinner) from local body shop. Did about 20 over a 3-4 week time while "taking a break" from the plaster table.

 

[2thbob]

BOYD COATINGS RESEARCH CO., Inc. (DuPont Teflon Coatings | Custom Coating Services | Boyd Coatings Research Co.). The leader in medical, industrial and aerospace coatings. Expensive, but arent most 'good' things? P.S., SiKBOY... what is a hoon? Here in the U.S.A. we'd anodize them. (the wheels I mean).

 

[SiKBOY]

Hey 2thbob, A hoon is aussie slang fo,r I guess you can call them, boy racers. Driving like idiots on the road and racing around on the streets. They give car enthusiasts a bad name.

 

[CYNOSURER]

Here they are simply called "Memphians".