Tidying up paint on a tv set. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

dablk237 · 11th Jan 2010, 11:34 pm

Hi folks having successfully got all the dust and grim out of my little TV project. I was wanting to tidy up the front.

You can see from the pic that some of the paint on the frame around the screen is missing...probably from when it's been laid on its face. Am I ok using model airplane paint to tidy it up...I'm guessing that will give me the best choice.

Would I be best painting the whole frame again or trying to touch up.

TV is now a nice bit of furniture in my spare room so I have been treating it rather than binning it

Any advice welcome.

cheers
chris

Darren-UK · 11th Jan 2010, 11:57 pm

The problem with silver modelling paints is that they don't dry with that 'chromed' finish but a rather matt appearance, so just wouldn't look right.

If you have the patience you could try the 'Roberts badge trick'. Superglue some aluminium foil to the bezel and then trim away the excess with a good, sharp craft knife. If you used a sheet large enough to cover the entire bezel, ie all four edges, that would eliminate the problem of corner joins.

dseymo1 · 12th Jan 2010, 7:58 am

I find that silver fibre-tipped markers are quite good for this job. The resulting finish isn't quite as bright as the original, but pretty acceptable, IMHO.

mark pirate · 12th Jan 2010, 8:51 am

I managed a good finish on one of these sets by masking off everything but the surround, then re-painted with a chrome wheel spray for cars!
Applied in several light coats, then given a few light coats of clear laquer.
The end result looked very good, not factory finish, but much better than using model paint.

Mark

chipp1968 · 12th Jan 2010, 9:40 am

Difficult to see how bad it is there , but for the quick option ,you can get gold and silver pens .I have used both for touching up stuff and its not bad at all for small areas .I would prefer this to applying paint which is likely to show up as a thicker splodge! ALSO if its not looking good its easily reomoved with a solvent. Certainly good for starters anyway. Otherwise i would go for the glue and foil or spray method .

VideoJunkyard · 12th Jan 2010, 3:53 pm

I would do as Mark Pirate suggested and use the chrome-look wheel spray paint. The method i have used is to touch up just the areas that need doing - not as obvious that way. Instead of spraying the paint, i spray a quantity into the cap off of the can then apply with a small artist's paint brush. I have done this with my Sony 1300 and the result is quite acceptable. Any drips or overpaint can be removed with Isopropyl Alcohol (which won't harm the plastic) on a cloth or piece of kitchen paper.

dablk237 · 12th Jan 2010, 10:08 pm

Thank you Folk

Gonna look into doing the spray can and artist brush. Sound like the easy way for a less skilled person such as my ham fists.

As you can see its only completely missing any paint in a couple of places but it does make the set look tatty even from a distance.

The rest is a matt finish but i guess thats due to to the shine being rubbed off. Also noticed the little frame around the tunner dial on the left could do with a bit. Does anyone know if the Tiny UHF lettering above the dial used to be painted aswell. I guess fingers could easily have rubbed that clean too.

Will update this thread when i get a chance to work on the set...that darn work thing seems to mean i'm out the house everyday.

fredtothefifth · 13th Jan 2010, 12:01 am

The original finish will be 'hot foil' stamped. Essentially a mirror finish layer of mettalised polyester backed up by a thin hot melt adhesive. Just requires rubbing over with a warm/hot clothes iron to affix to an embossed surface. There's usually hundreds of feet reels of the stuff on Ebay, for a couple of pounds.

ekcopyephilips · 14th Jan 2010, 3:31 pm

Hi I had the same problem with a Philips G8 tv set (G22K550). I used a piece of firm foam material dipped in silver craft paint. Dries nice and quickly and looks fine. I presume at the factory that the cabinet fronts would have just been silk screen printed with paint. It would have been the most economically viable way of doing things.

Mike

TFGtv.com · 19th Jan 2010, 1:40 pm

Can I suggest the "Alclad" range of products made for model making. there was also a product called "Gunze Sangyo - Mr Colour Super Metallic".... and though I've not seen it for many years a self-adhesive metal foil was once avaialable for the purpose of reproducing the bare metal finish of certain aircraft in model form...

A GOOD specialist model shop might be the place to enquire? For there is certainly a range of plastics and finishes that are of use in repairing or modifying plastic cabinets.

11th Jan 2010, 11:34 pm	#1
dablk237 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Haydock Posts: 5	Tidying up paint on a tv set. Hi folks having successfully got all the dust and grim out of my little TV project. I was wanting to tidy up the front. You can see from the pic that some of the paint on the frame around the screen is missing...probably from when it's been laid on its face. Am I ok using model airplane paint to tidy it up...I'm guessing that will give me the best choice. Would I be best painting the whole frame again or trying to touch up. TV is now a nice bit of furniture in my spare room so I have been treating it rather than binning it Any advice welcome. cheers chris Attached Thumbnails

11th Jan 2010, 11:57 pm	#2
Darren-UK Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 4,061	Re: Tidying up paint on a tv set. The problem with silver modelling paints is that they don't dry with that 'chromed' finish but a rather matt appearance, so just wouldn't look right. If you have the patience you could try the 'Roberts badge trick'. Superglue some aluminium foil to the bezel and then trim away the excess with a good, sharp craft knife. If you used a sheet large enough to cover the entire bezel, ie all four edges, that would eliminate the problem of corner joins.

12th Jan 2010, 7:58 am	#3
dseymo1 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK. Posts: 3,051	Re: Tidying up paint on a tv set. I find that silver fibre-tipped markers are quite good for this job. The resulting finish isn't quite as bright as the original, but pretty acceptable, IMHO.

12th Jan 2010, 8:51 am	#4
mark pirate Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Posts: 5,185	Re: Tidying up paint on a tv set. I managed a good finish on one of these sets by masking off everything but the surround, then re-painted with a chrome wheel spray for cars! Applied in several light coats, then given a few light coats of clear laquer. The end result looked very good, not factory finish, but much better than using model paint. Mark

12th Jan 2010, 9:40 am	#5
chipp1968 Rest in Peace Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 2,356	Re: Tidying up paint on a tv set. Difficult to see how bad it is there , but for the quick option ,you can get gold and silver pens .I have used both for touching up stuff and its not bad at all for small areas .I would prefer this to applying paint which is likely to show up as a thicker splodge! ALSO if its not looking good its easily reomoved with a solvent. Certainly good for starters anyway. Otherwise i would go for the glue and foil or spray method .

12th Jan 2010, 3:53 pm	#6
VideoJunkyard Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Birmingham. Posts: 182	Re: Tidying up paint on a tv set. I would do as Mark Pirate suggested and use the chrome-look wheel spray paint. The method i have used is to touch up just the areas that need doing - not as obvious that way. Instead of spraying the paint, i spray a quantity into the cap off of the can then apply with a small artist's paint brush. I have done this with my Sony 1300 and the result is quite acceptable. Any drips or overpaint can be removed with Isopropyl Alcohol (which won't harm the plastic) on a cloth or piece of kitchen paper.

12th Jan 2010, 10:08 pm	#7
dablk237 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Haydock Posts: 5	Re: Tidying up paint on a tv set. Thank you Folk Gonna look into doing the spray can and artist brush. Sound like the easy way for a less skilled person such as my ham fists. As you can see its only completely missing any paint in a couple of places but it does make the set look tatty even from a distance. The rest is a matt finish but i guess thats due to to the shine being rubbed off. Also noticed the little frame around the tunner dial on the left could do with a bit. Does anyone know if the Tiny UHF lettering above the dial used to be painted aswell. I guess fingers could easily have rubbed that clean too. Will update this thread when i get a chance to work on the set...that darn work thing seems to mean i'm out the house everyday. Attached Thumbnails

13th Jan 2010, 12:01 am	#8
fredtothefifth Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: wakefield Posts: 4	Re: Tidying up paint on a tv set. The original finish will be 'hot foil' stamped. Essentially a mirror finish layer of mettalised polyester backed up by a thin hot melt adhesive. Just requires rubbing over with a warm/hot clothes iron to affix to an embossed surface. There's usually hundreds of feet reels of the stuff on Ebay, for a couple of pounds.

14th Jan 2010, 3:31 pm	#9
ekcopyephilips Hexode Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 440	Re: Tidying up paint on a tv set. Hi I had the same problem with a Philips G8 tv set (G22K550). I used a piece of firm foam material dipped in silver craft paint. Dries nice and quickly and looks fine. I presume at the factory that the cabinet fronts would have just been silk screen printed with paint. It would have been the most economically viable way of doing things. Mike

19th Jan 2010, 1:40 pm	#10
TFGtv.com Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kirknewton, West Lothian Posts: 5	Re: Tidying up paint on a tv set. Can I suggest the "Alclad" range of products made for model making. there was also a product called "Gunze Sangyo - Mr Colour Super Metallic".... and though I've not seen it for many years a self-adhesive metal foil was once avaialable for the purpose of reproducing the bare metal finish of certain aircraft in model form... A GOOD specialist model shop might be the place to enquire? For there is certainly a range of plastics and finishes that are of use in repairing or modifying plastic cabinets.