Re: best paint to use for tins

And a coat of metal primer after sanding and before the black paint wouldn't
hurt either. It is made to stick well to metal, and other paints stick to
it.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "G.Penate" <penate@home.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] best paint to use for tins

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "gina" <ginabell@ix.netcom.com>
>
>
> > I've tried making a couple of pinhole cameras out of different types of
> > tins and have a chronic problem-the black paint flakes off and doesnt
> adhere
> > well to the inside of the metal tins. Can anyone recommend a better
> paint?
> > Currently using Krylon matte black.
>
> My solution for that problem was to sand the inside of the can with a
rough
> sandpaper and then paint it with regular paint, the oldest can was painted
6
> or 7 years ago and still no flaking. Try sanding and then spray painting
> it, it just may work.
>
> Guillermo
>
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Received on Wed Jun 27 13:55:19 2001