Aion Electronics Aurora Pedal

[Cliff Rogers]

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Doing a scratch build now of a 5E3 which I intend to mod.

I might do a build diary if there is interest. I sourced all of the parts here in Australia and saved a bucket load on shipping from the US

I'm interested.

[Woltz]

How are you guys doing graphics and designs on enclosures that are powdercoated. I've got a black enclosure for the Gale and Red for the Aurora coming from Tayda.

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[jugglindan]

How are you guys doing graphics and designs on enclosures that are powdercoated. I've got a black enclosure for the Gale and Red for the Aurora coming from Tayda.

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I mostly buy bare metal enclosures (although everyone seems sold out right now), so I have been painting with etch primer then acrylic lacquers (duplicolor from the Repco clearance bins, or SCA paint). I leave that to dry for 6 hours then put home-printed waterslide decals on, leave that to dry overnight and then on with 2 clear coats.

I have found that if I spray colour in the morning I can put decals on in the evening and clear the next day. The paint needs to be dry enough for decal application but I still get a good bond with the clear.

The one powdercoated enclosure I have took the decals well but the acrylic lacquer clear totally refused to bond. It dried and then peeled off in large chunks. I don't yet know if sanding the powdercoat would help bonding, or if I need a different type of paint.

I got the decal paper from Dr Decal and Mr Hyde. I only have a mono laser printer, so am stuck with black decals. If you have colour then you have more options (just be sure to get the right paper type). I get most of my fonts from 1001 Fonts.

So that's how I have been doing my enclosures, but I realise I haven't answered your question at all. All I can offer is what didn't work with powdercoating

[McCreed]

I got the decal paper from Dr Decal and Mr Hyde.

Totally off topic here but, curious how you guys pronounce the word "decal"?

Do you say "deckle" (like freckle) or "dee-cal" (cal as in Cal-ifornia)?

[jugglindan]

Totally off topic here but, curious how you guys pronounce the word "decal"?

Do you say "deckle" (like freckle) or "dee-cal" (cal as in Cal-ifornia)?

"dee-cal" for me. But Dr Decal and Mr Hyde suggests the other version.

Both the Collins and Oxford Learner dictionaries go with "dee-cal".

[McCreed]

Both the Collins and Oxford Learner dictionaries go with "dee-cal".

Me too. I always thought "deckle" just sounds weird.

[jugglindan]

Me too. I always thought "deckle" just sounds weird.

I have never heard someone say "deckle".

[Simon Barden]

I think I say something akin to 'deckle'. I remember when they simply used to be called transfers. Simpler times.

[jugglindan]

I think I say something akin to 'deckle'. I remember when they simply used to be called transfers. Simpler times.

One of the dictionaries I looked up gave the Brit pronunciation as "transfer".

[Simon Barden]

Indeed. Airfix model kits always called them transfers in the instructions, and it was only when we started to get Revell kits from the US in the shops that I started to see 'decal' being used.