[ARC5] Advice requested...

[Robert Nickels]

On 4/17/2015 7:39 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> And here is my request: the color is a sort of green. It is very
> difficult for me to tell exactly what shade of green, and I am hoping
> someone here can tell me what the shade is so when I refinish the thing,
> I will have a close match to the color of the original receiver.
Well mine's made by Federal,  Ken, but the best description of the color 
would be "OD".  I'm not sure that means a lot as they could have painted 
'em a different color than Mackay did, and I know it was also common for 
the marine manufacturers to do custom paint colors to meet customer 
requests or for a full ships ratio panel. Anyhow, mine's khaki or OD or 
$@%& green, I'm sure you know the shade I'm talking about ;-)     This 
image is not of great quality but it's the only one I found online: 
http://www.ohio.edu/people/postr/bapix/mackay.htm

More interestingly to me at least, is the lettering on the Mackay raised 
also?  Or how is it applied?   On the Federal all panel markings 
including the logo and decorative stuff is raised above the level of the 
panel (which is to say, the panel was photochemically etched to a lower 
level, allowing the raised lettering to stand above.   It's really neat, 
just the opposite of what we're familiar with for engraved panels, and 
certainly would be easy to refinish (wonder if that's why they did 
it?).   Mine has several cool ink stampings and other cool stuff that I 
wouldn't want to disturb, plus the panel is in good shape, but of course 
I never would come across a panel made this way that was trashed ;-)   
Happy listening "down there".

73, Bob W9RAN