View Single Post
Old 3rd Feb 2019, 7:55 pm   #1
g4wim_tim
Pentode
 
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Freckleton, Lancashire, UK.
Posts: 232
Default To paint or not to paint ?

For those of you following my home brew build for 160, 80 and 60 mtrs - it's finished all but for the case painting to match the front panel.

Question is do I really want to powder coat the case black to match the front panel or should I just leave it bare aluminium showing a few scribe marks and scratches ?

Powder coating would cover up the blemishes, but would also make the ventilation holes less effective likely reducing the hole diameter from 3mm down to about 2.5mm

Plus powder coating would make it look like just one big black box.

I'm open to being convinced either way - currently I'm leaning toward leaving the case 'naked'.

Regards Tim
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG-0242.jpg
Views:	370
Size:	96.1 KB
ID:	177672   Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG-0243.jpg
Views:	319
Size:	97.4 KB
ID:	177673   Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG-0245.jpg
Views:	301
Size:	138.1 KB
ID:	177674  
__________________
Building and tinkering for over 50 years, from 807's to digital amateur TV.
g4wim_tim is offline