[Heath] Heathkit's TAN paint color

[Walt - WB2VSJ]

Wayne,

I'll have to try that on my IM-25 I just picked up at Dayton last year.  I
went the custom paint match route from HD.  Although results were great, the
time and effort invested was quite large.

Since I figured out how to make the Heathkit texture fairly well, I stripped
off the old paint and applied new paint.  I used a cheap HVLP sprayer form
either HD or Lowes. The kind you get in one of those really cheap air tools
kit.  I crank the air flow way down until the paint both "spits" and sprays
onto the cabinet.  To me it looks really close to the original.

Yes - it is latex.

You can see the pics here:

http://s1041.photobucket.com/albums/b419/wb2vsj/Heathkit%20IM-16/


Walt
WB2VSJ




-----Original Message-----
From: heath-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:heath-bounces at puck.nether.net]
On Behalf Of Charles W. Morehouse
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 3:11 AM
To: kgordon2006 at frontier.com; heath at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [Heath] Heathkit's TAN paint color

Ken,
I have found an excellent replacement from Krylon.  It is a suede finish
close to the color of the original, called
1241 Buckskin.  Looks great and doesn't turn to rubbery goo.  You might have
to order it like I did.  Good luck.
Wayne,
W4GBW

Subject: Heathkit's TAN paint color


> Might anyone here have the formula for one of the original 
> test-equipment tans that Heath used on their bench gear?
>
> I have a particularly ratty looking, but well-working IP-27 that badly 
> needs a repaint, but I would like it to look at least somewhat 
> original.
>
> Ken Gordon W7EKB
>


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