[Hallicrafters] Paint colors

[Glen Zook]

Living in a major metropolitan area does help!  There
is the store that is just over 2 miles from me that I
usually deal with.  Then there is a warehouse
operation that deals mainly with large industrial
customers (especially those in the telecommunications
field) but also deals in small quanities that is about
10 miles from me.  They often have in stock many of
the colors that were used on equipment since World War
II.
 
They had a perfect match for the shade of gray that
Collins used on the KWM-1 (different from any of the
other amateur equipment including the S-Line) that was
even in spray cans.  When I painted a cabinet for a
customer (the cabinet did not need complete stripping,
just sanding down in places) I had to get the light
"just right" to even be able to tell where I had
painted and where I had to paint.

Just like with any company if you are dealing with
either contract stores or franchise stores not all
outlets are going to have all services.  However, once
you have the color formula then any store should be
able to mix the proper paint.  I have several colors
matched and I have made the formulas available to
anyone who has asked for them.  But, those colors are
mostly in Collins and Heath paints although I do have
the one for the National gray that was used on the
NC-2-40D series of receivers.

Glen, K9STH

--- Al Parker <anchor at ec.rr.com> wrote:

You should have also included a bit more, that you've
said earlier: "The stores that I deal with are factory
owned. Your local store may be a franchise and thus
isn't as capable, customer orientated, etc."

Glen, K9STH

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