Painting 206A Lid

[emutchler]

Hey all! I have my 206A back in working order (yay!) and am ready to begin doing some cosmetic repairs. My partner is an artist and I want to commission them to do a custom paint job on the lid but they are not sure what types of paint will work best. I plan on cleaning the lid thoroughly before hand and giving it a very light sanding (I read from some people to do this but to make sure it is very minimal). Other than that, what recommendations do y'all have? Also what types of paint will work? Thank you so much! I've already learned so much from this community

[Filmosound 621]

hey there.

I am curious to see, with what kind of design your artist partner comes up with.   

the preparation depends on which kind of surface texture your artist friend would like to work with ...

the Lid is made from ABS plastic and has this neat vintage texture to it.

you could either work with the texture, or have it sanded smooth with emery paper ect. before

applying some basic plastic primer. ( and some filler maybe )

If you plan to keep / work with the original surface texture, minimal sanding is key, not to ruin it.

could be a good idea, to use some fine emery/grinding paste with a medium firm brush instead of emery paper.   

again: as a first step go with a spray on plastic primer.

talk to the artist what kind of paints are going to be used, use a 2k primer if in doubt.



great custom paint job on this Wurlitzer 200:



https://chicagoelectricpiano.com/wurlitzer/kesha-custom-wurlitzer/