While picking up another item today, the local shop owner showed me a supposed 70s Acro with a "rare" finish. This finish is on the both the inside and outside of the drum.
The badge # is 311XXXX - which I guess would be 80s.
There is a 109 stamped inside and no other markings.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks.
It's referred to as the "orange peel" finish I think. Not very rare.
The coating is 80's.. Known also as Battleship Grey.. and as Bec says, lots of them around..
Cheers
I believe the term "Orange Peel" finish is usually used to describe the pre-serial Acrolite drums from the early 60's that had a textured aluminum finish. These are also sometimes referred to as "prototypes" by some.
When a seller utters the word "rare" I am usually skeptical.
I believe the term "Orange Peel" finish is usually used to describe the pre-serial Acrolite drums from the early 60's that had a textured aluminum finish. These are also sometimes referred to as "prototypes" by some.
From my days manufacturing powder coating, texturing like pictured on this acrolite was actually originally considered a defect due to contamination in the paint. Since there are advantages to a textured paint for some applications, the contaminant was added on purpose in varying amounts to create different looks. We called that defect "orange peel." This is a different effect than the prototype texturing from the early 60s, which I think was in the aluminum itself rather than a coating applied to the aluminum substrate.
Personally I use the term "textured" when I refer to the 80s powder coat finish. This avoids confusion with the "orange peel" seen on some prototypes.
Hi!
I think it is the powder-coat finish, aka Granitone also
(I didn´t know about "battle grey" named, but sounds ok).
This finish was very common during the early 90s.
Totally agree with drewdrum1 about "orange peel" finish.
I got one from ´93, see pic.
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From my days manufacturing powder coating, texturing like pictured on this acrolite was actually originally considered a defect due to contamination in the paint. Since there are advantages to a textured paint for some applications, the contaminant was added on purpose in varying amounts to create different looks. We called that defect "orange peel." This is a different effect than the prototype texturing from the early 60s, which I think was in the aluminum itself rather than a coating applied to the aluminum substrate. Personally I use the term "textured" when I refer to the 80s powder coat finish. This avoids confusion with the "orange peel" seen on some prototypes.
I have only heard of the early Acrolites with textured aluminum being referred to as "orange peel". The later models are usually referred to as "powder coated" from what I have seen. I am by no means an expert on Acrolites.
Still looks like "orange peel" to me, no matter how many names it seems to have been given.
