[davewaldo]

Hi TJ!

I was thinking at one stage of flocking my tube, the GSO tubes are well known for being grey rather than black. I looked at various methods, but in the end I decided that high quality black paint was the way to go. I found that felt gathers, and deposits dust which is bad for obvious reasons. Velvet could be good but is hard to apply and also expensive (and has dust issues). I also thought it could be messy when these fabrics become damp from dew.

I used Krylon ultra flat black, which is rumored to be the same paint used by Meade (although thats not why I used it). Several other IISers recommended it to me. 2 cans was enough for my 10" tube and the results are great. Much darker than the stock paint.

Many users apply a texture paint first, and then the black on top to aid in light adsorption.

If you do a search for flocking on here you will have hours of reading to trawl through. One of the threads also gives the paint number for the Krylon paint.

hope this helps,

Dave.