National Gray Paint

[Charles W. Morehouse]

Hi All,
You are right.  Sherwin Williams sucks.  Have always had excellent
results from Benjamin Moore.  SW here will not mix less than a gallon
and won't color match.
Can supply BM colors for some Heathkit colors.  Good luck and 73.
Wayne;
W4GBW

Al Parker wrote:

>Hi Glenn et al,
>    My Sherwin Williams store stinks.  We're in a town of abt 30,000, so
>not small, and have plenty more in the area, even 2 military bases.  They
>don't even have a scanner "color eye" they call it.  I tried them for
>something "normal" about 5 yrs ago, they didn't know what I was talking
>about.  Went in again a few weeks ago after all your glowing reports.
>They said "maybe the store in Greenville has an "eye."  That's 50 mi.
>away.
>    Unfortunately, the place that supplies auto paint can't do much
>either.  I've tried them twice, and left with nothing, the first time the
>guy said, "I can mix up what the computer says, but you won't like it,"
>after scannng a Super Pro panel.
>    Walmart's "porch paint" match for the SX-28 blue-gray came fairly
>close.
>    Sometimes there's an advantage living in metropolis,  I've done it,
>guess I can put up with the few inconveniences of "small" town.  I guess
>your S-W store supplies industry, ain't lots of that here.
>73,
>Al, W8UT
>New Bern, NC
>BoatAnchors appreciated here
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>sorry, it's my nite to bitch
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at YAHOO.COM>
>To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
>Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 6:47 PM
>Subject: National Gray Paint
>
>
>
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>>I have come up with the formula for the gray paint
>>that was used on some of the National receivers just
>>after World War II.  This paint was matched to the
>>inside of the cabinet of an NC-2-40DT receiver from
>>next to the chassis where no oxidation, dirt, etc.,
>>had gotten to it.  That particular color (the original
>>shade!) was definitely a "bit" different from the rest
>>of the receiver.
>>
>>In fact, the inside of the cabinet was lighter in
>>color than the outside (which had over 50 years of
>>dirt accumulation) and the portion that was in contact
>>with the chassis was even lighter!  All of the cabinet
>>was painted at the same time!  I did take some
>>household cleanser (Ajax) and clean a small spot on
>>the outside.  The color after removing many years of
>>grime was the same as that from the protected area.
>>Thus, wanting the original color I had
>>Sherwin-Williams match that which had not been exposed
>>to the elements.
>>
>>The formula is for one quart of acryllic latex satin
>>finish.  The basic tint is Ultradeep Base 6403-25981.
>>
>>BAC Colorant  OZ  32  64  128
>>
>>B1 Black       -  41   1    -
>>R2 Maroon      -   -   -    1
>>Y3 Deep Gold   -   6   -    -
>>W1 White       -  18   -    -
>>R4 New Red     -   -   1    1
>>
>>I use satin finish on all of the paints that I have
>>matched for boat anchor cabinets and the finish comes
>>out pretty much as the original.
>>
>>Glen, K9STH
>>
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