Re: Sparton Horn Restoration -- Here We Go Again....

Posted by DJ.Voyce on July 19, 1998 at 13:15:24

In Reply to: Re: Sparton Horn Restoration -- Here We Go Again....
posted by Gordon Biggar on July 19, 1998 at 11:45:31

G'Day Gordon,
I've had several goes at painting my horn (the cars one) & every failure has been bead blasted off without any ill effects whatsoever. If you're going to have a lot of painting to do & you already have a compressor, why not go out & buy youself a cheap low pressure gun, I'm sure you'd pick one up for about the same price as a few cans of aerosol, & hey! you could add spray painting to your list of achievements.
Regardz
DJ.
OutOfAfrica A's
: : I don't think I would blast a horn, as I don't think the bell and the cover would take the blasting very well.I agree with Carla, sand the rough parts and either spray it with a spray can (prime the bare metal first) or another thought would be to contact a couple of local body shops and ask them what they would charge to spray your horn when they were doing a black spray job, I would guess you could find someone that is doing a job and would spray the horn for another $20 or so.If you are near MN I could get it done for that or less.
: : Hope this helps.
: : Gary
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: Thanks, Gary
: I was hoping that using a fine bead (as opposed to courser materials) in the blaster would prevent any marring of the metal surface.If my spraying techniques don't meet up to standards, there is a body shop here in town which I'm sure would fit my horn into their schedule.Good idea.
: Thanks,
: Gordon

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