[Hallicrafters] Halli paint

[W8DBF D.B. Fischer]

Mr. Zook,

Why the slight yellow tint to the paint? Part of a UV shield? The guy who 
mixed it was color blind, such as the red/green shift? or?

Thanks.

DBF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: <pulsarxp at earthlink.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 1:11 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Halli paint


> If you just want something that is "pretty close" to
> the gray used on the SX-111 and so forth, then
> ColorPlace Equipment Gray Primer #20010 is reasonably
> close.  You do have to overspray with Crystal Clear
> Krylon to get the actual "sheen".  The primer is
> pretty dull in finish.  You do NOT want to use the
> "clear" sprays by any manufacturer except Krylon
> because virtually all of them have a slightly yellow
> "tint" which detracts from the original color of the
> paint.
>
> However, this paint only runs 97 cents a can at
> WalMart.  I use it for the original purpose and that
> is to prime cabinets before I paint them.  But, the
> color looks very good on the light gray Hallicrafters
> cabinets (of course after overspraying with Krylon).
>
> Glen, K9STH
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