As Walt pointed out it si Polycarbonate, and is a pain to paint.
However, many body shells for radio controlled vehicles are also made of
polycarbonate. A number f companies make paints especially for these.
So, if you do decide to paint it - try your local model shop. We use
cans of spray paint called "pactra", and marketed/manufactured by Testor
- a US company. Take a look at
http://www.testors.com/Products.asp?act%5fid=3D4&exp%5fid=3D&cat%5fid=3D90
Chris.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Knapp
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:11 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Telinga Parabola
>
>
> Fernando Gonz=E1lez-Garc=EDa wrote:
> > Hi, amigos y amigas:
> > I would like to ask about if is good idea paint the telinga
> plate?. If
> > it is good idea, what is the best way to do it?. What kind of paint
> > will be the better?. Thanks a lof for your input.
>
> It's polycarbonate, and most paint won't stick well. If I
> were to paint
> it I'd probably use something like marine epoxy, the two part
> kind. And
> I'd do it with a spray gun to get a even coat.
>
> Before I used the telinga I used a parabolic what was white.
> Since I'm
> mostly recording at night, and standing on a road shoulder to
> do it, the
> large white object would be noticed by drivers coming down
> the road much
> earlier than they notice me with the Telinga. So there might be some
> small safety value in painting it. But other than that I can
> think of no
> reason to paint the reflector.
>
> If I was really worried about safety, I'd either put glass
> bead tape on
> it or a strobe flasher. I don't expect to do either. I'm
> unusual enough
> looking that virtually everybody sees me well before they get
> to me. I
> have some reflective armbands that would stand out well if I
> wanted to
> do any of that. Most of the time I'd almost rather not be noticed.
> Teenagers tend to make extra noise when they see me, and of
> course dogs
> can't shut up at all.
>
> Paint will also add a little weight, which is unwanted. One
> of the nice
> things about the Telinga is how light it is.
>
> Walt
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