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Author Topic: SPECO LP-270 Bryan Kennedy Film Handler Posts: 5 From: GA, USA Registered: Feb 2003 posted 02-20-2003 11:19 AM                        Hello everyone. At the theatre that I work in I have SPECO LP-270 platter systems at each projector. Due to neglect over the years, the majority of the platters need to be re-painted. I was wondering if anyone here knew what I could use? I tested some car paint on one of the bottom platters and it wasn't quite as smooth as the original, but looked like it might be okay. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 02-20-2003 12:06 PM                        You might try contacting Gene Higginbotham at Speco (913-321-3978) to find out what paint they use, and if you could purchase some. Not sure if it is a baked-on finish. Is the old paint actually flaking or generating debris of some sort? If you simply are repainting for appearance sake, you may want to just clean the surface. Repainting incorrectly runs the risk of the paint not adhering well (generating dirt that could get on the print), or having frictional characteristics that could cause problems (e.g., too slippery).  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-20-2003 12:30 PM                        I just got back from the Drive-In Theatre Owners conference in Florida a couple of weeks ago, and one night we all visited the Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland, Florida. In the projection booth of the Silver Moon were two freshly painted Speco LP-270 platters. They looked great. I don't think they painted the column, but each of the platter decks were freshly painted. You might try to contact them and see what type of paint they used. Ask for Mike... he is one of the managers there and would probably know the answer.  |  IP: Logged

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