Capacitor Question for my Predicta

[spudz64]

Well nice job! BTW which brand paint did you use? I happen to be helping someone with info who came across my Flickr pics (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9998191...7604694313416/) and they want to paint theirs red too, so good timing for him!

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The primer I used was Rust-Oleum Painter's touch primer gray. This wet sanded very well with 400g one the base coats, with 800g on the final primer coat. With using primer, all of those little nicks and imperfections will come out, affording your the opportunity to deal with them. I had a deep scratch on the top, and after every coat, I would sand it back down to the old paint, but the scratch would be filled with primer, creating an even surface.

The top coat is Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Apple Red-in Gloss finish. I wet sanded the first two coats, and used a cloth to buff the final coat.

I soldered jumper wire to the damper filaments and it works flawlessly now. I have an RCA that uses these PC boards, only they still used hand-wired stuff for the HV tubes. If only Philco had done that, and these sets would not have had such major issues.