Par can refurb

[adeyoz1]

Hi,

During this quiet time I would like to refurbish some old par 56 cans I have. What type of paint would be best to repaint them with? They are black ones so would be a touch up job, rather then a complete redcoat... Sorry to ask but not really a lampy, so out of my know

Edge bank.

Cheers all.

Adey

[Richard CSL]

High temperature exhaust paint.

[Stuart91]

Similarly, "Stove paint" is also available, and comes in spray cans.

 

Bear in mind, however, that new pars are not very expensive at all so be sure that it's worth your while.

[gyro_gearloose]

Also bear in mind that getting paint to stick to Aluminium (assuming that’s what your Parcans are made from) can be a bit tricky. The usual solution to that would be to use an etching primer on the bare Aluminium followed by a top coat, but that depends on finding a primer that can cope with the heat.

 

When I first read this threads title, I assumed that someone would be asking about refurbishing a Parcan so they can put it on eBay. There’s a PAR64 on a stand for sale for £300-ish pounds!!! Apparently Parcans are ‘retro’ enough for the trendy interior designers/hopeful optimists to take an interest :)

 

Edit: Good grief! I was wrong!! They want £500 for a Parcan, barn doors, and stand!!! Have a look/laugh here. Right then, I’m just off to raid the theatres scrap bin. I’m sure I could cobble a few grands worth of eBay sales from the tat pile :)

Edited July 1, 2020 by gyro_gearloose

[themadhippy]

They want £500 for a Parcan, barn doors, and stand!!

Ah but its not a par can,its the much rarer raylight convertible model with a top speed of 500w instead of the standard 1kw.

[alistermorton]

The barn doors are probably worth more than the rest of it put together.

 

I reckon I've got a dozen PAR64 and 8 PAR56 (mix of long and short) in my garage. Wonder what I can get for them bolted to a cheap tripod.

[Stuart91]

There's enough skint venues and technicians just now that I fear the market will be saturated before long.

 

I've got some "rare" Strand Blazer Par 64. Maybe that'll attract the hipsters and their money.

[bigclive]

Also bear in mind that the long term availability of lamps for these is in doubt, due to decisions made by people who don't actually use lamps in a professional environment and think that LEDs are the way ahead in every way.

[Tomo]

Yes, halogen will become hard to get for exactly the same reason you can't buy brand-new 5 1/4 floppy disks anymore.

 

The tooling wears out in the lamp factories, and the factory decides it's not worth replacing because the quantities are too low.

 

They won't go away entirely - they'll just get more and more expensive as they become bespoke.

 

PAR will probably be in mass production for the longest, as there's a huge installed base and nothing quite like them.