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    CF18 - CF19 Silver latch

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Shawn, Nov 7, 2014.

  1. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    Anyone know the part number?

    They came on the British Telecom CF18's and I don't know what else...
     
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    A while back I repainted a black latch silver. It looked decent, but it chipped.
    A co worker has a soda blaster, so I ask him to blast a latch for me...I then polished it mildly with my Dremel.
    This is the results...I am pleased....It's a cast metal so I don't think it will tarnish..

    [​IMG]
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    I scored a Haz Loc strap with the silver catches and leather pad 2 days ago....It should match up nicely with the LCD latch.
    [​IMG]
     
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    Shawn, Jul 18, 2015
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    CWB32 Need parts for my flying saucer.

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    do you know anyone that does "powder coating" ?
    these type of finishes tend to hold up much better than regular paint .
     
    CWB32, Jul 18, 2015
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    There is a local company here that will powder coat. They do it as a daily business. They have this cash nightly thing they do for us folks with projects.......Let me know if you can't find any other options and I can get them done.
     
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    powder coat would be the ideal solution......
    any idea on cost?
     
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    Just 1 latch? Would you have more parts to do the same color? Get me an answer and I will try and get a quote next week.
     
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    CWB32 Need parts for my flying saucer.

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    how about a few fellows with parts to powder coat getting together and shipping the stuff to you and then using that for a run ?
     
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    What kind of prep work before powder coating?
    Group buy is an interesting idea...
     
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    polish and clean , remove any burrs , degrease with solvent ...
    although the guys doing the powder coating will clean/degrease to their specifications before processing .
     
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    What about existing paint?
     
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    remove the paint .
    powder coating utilizes *baking* of the parts to fuse the paint .

    compatibility between existing coatings and the processes involved would have to be determined by the operators ...
    and this translates into $$$ .

    yeah , it would be nice to be able to touch-up those unsightly dings in the finish .
     
    CWB32, Jul 24, 2015
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    they burn the coating off before powder. OR... if its not too much of a pain, I will just glass bead blast before I take it all in.
     
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    now there's an idea ...
    for those that do not own a bead/sand blaster , prepping them would most likely produce results that were not near as good .
    plus , you know the requirements of the shop you take the stuff to .

    for those that do have access , prepping to *bare metal* is essential ...
    the guys doing the process will most likely do a final degrease/clean .
     
    CWB32, Jul 25, 2015
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