I recently purchased at a great deal, a Perreaux P350 Power amp from a member on the forum. The amp was in mint condition, and I am very happy with the purchase. The seller did disclose to me however, that the top plate and face had been sprayed silver. The paintwork had been fairly well executed, but for me it was ill matched to the condition of the rest of the amp. Internals were immaculate, connections and heat sinks all without a mark.
I decided that it was going to strip the paint job and give a go at making it look more in line with my standards.
Here is a pic of what the amp looked like at first, with the silver top and face plate.
Once the paint stripping started, more was revealed. The face plate had no less than 5 or so coats of paint, flatted in between to cover what was some mild damage to the aluminum plate.
Take note of the logo embossed in the plate in the original below, barely noticeable through the multiple layers of paint.
Lots of sowing stripper later and down to bare aluminum, we were ready to make her back to her original black. Instead of opting to cover any damage with thick layers of paint, I opted to go for a textured black finish to give an even finish.
The end result was good... the badge cleaned out nicely and a 100% improvement. Here it is...
That lasted all of a week, me being not entirely happy with it. It looked a little cheap to be honest, and the black finish seemed to actually steal from some of the amps natural aesthetics.
Back to the paint stripper. Striped it back down to bare aluminum, and this time spent loads of time removing imperfections in the metal until I had a perfect surface to work with.
This time round I chose to go with a semi-gloss white finish, contrasting with the rest of my kit completely, but absolutely love the result!
Finished up, paint naked and amp re-assembled!
This amp is now like BRAND NEW... ok a brand new white one anyway!
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I decided that it was going to strip the paint job and give a go at making it look more in line with my standards.
Here is a pic of what the amp looked like at first, with the silver top and face plate.
Once the paint stripping started, more was revealed. The face plate had no less than 5 or so coats of paint, flatted in between to cover what was some mild damage to the aluminum plate.
Take note of the logo embossed in the plate in the original below, barely noticeable through the multiple layers of paint.
Lots of sowing stripper later and down to bare aluminum, we were ready to make her back to her original black. Instead of opting to cover any damage with thick layers of paint, I opted to go for a textured black finish to give an even finish.
The end result was good... the badge cleaned out nicely and a 100% improvement. Here it is...
That lasted all of a week, me being not entirely happy with it. It looked a little cheap to be honest, and the black finish seemed to actually steal from some of the amps natural aesthetics.
Back to the paint stripper. Striped it back down to bare aluminum, and this time spent loads of time removing imperfections in the metal until I had a perfect surface to work with.
This time round I chose to go with a semi-gloss white finish, contrasting with the rest of my kit completely, but absolutely love the result!
Finished up, paint naked and amp re-assembled!
This amp is now like BRAND NEW... ok a brand new white one anyway!
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