[Boatanchors] Re: Boatanchors Digest, Vol 24, Issue 24

[Mahlon Haunschild]

Glenn,

If that National paint "formula" you have is the one that is grey with a 
hint of metallic finish to it (as used on the HRO-50 / 60), you would 
help quite a few people (me included) by publishing that formula.  I 
have no idea how a S-W or PPG paint store would go about duplicating the 
metallic part without cut-and-try.

Why am I thinking that the NC-173 grey isn't the same as HRO-50 / 60 
grey?  Seems to me that the NC-173 had a lighter color than the others.

regards,

Mahlon - K4OQ

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>Message: 6
>Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:26:28 -0800 (PST)
>From: Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] National Paint
>To: w6om at cox.net, boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>Message-ID: <20060115172628.61582.qmail at web52914.mail.yahoo.com>
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>Here is my "canned" response to paint!
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<snip>

>Somewhere I have the Sherwin-Williams "formula" for
>the gray that was used on the NC-2-40DT which is the
>only National color that I have had matched at this
>time.  I don't know how close it comes to that used on
>the NC-173.
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><snip>
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>Glen, K9STH
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>--- w6om at cox.net wrote:
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>Finishing restoration of NC 173 and looking for paint
>for the cabinet.  In the past I purchased National #
>604 Gray from Total Electronics but cannot locate them
>any longer.
> 
>Anyone have a suggestion for National paint nowdays?
>
>
>Glen, K9STH
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>Web sites
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>http://home.comcast.net/~k9sth
>http://home.comcast.net/~zcomco
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