[GreenKeys] Paint

[Don Robert House]

Yes, the yellow green could be a primer.
I have never seen a base other than black.

Don



On 9 Mar 2007, at 3:39 PM, Peter Gottlieb wrote:

It looks like the base color was a sickly green, then it was painted  
black, then sloppily painted with a very thick green.  The base could  
possibly have been a primer?

Peter


Don Robert House wrote:
>  As I recall the bases are all black in every configuration.  Only  
> the outside case color changed.  Wrinkle back originally and then  
> wrinkle Western Union pea green.
>
> Don
> K9TTY
>
>
> On 8 Mar 2007, at 11:36 AM, Peter Gottlieb wrote:
>
> I am in the midst of restoring a 2B and after getting the printer  
> mechanism going started on the keyboard/base.  I found that it had  
> been repainted a couple of times, serviceably but messier than I  
> would want.  I also found that degreasing the parts led to removal  
> of some of the paint so I have decided to strip and repaint the  
> entire base casting.  Is there a source for the appropriate paint,  
> or a color that I can match to?  I would like it to be somewhat  
> original looking.
>
> The end project is to hook to the net so the unit can be sent  
> Instant Messages and print them.
>
> Peter
>
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