[ICOM] 781 cabinet paint, revisited...

[Ham Op]

Ken:
   Thanks so much! Did not know of a hammered unique finish.. What will they 
come up with next?  I did find out today that I was using "metalic" paint, a 
BIG blunder on my part. That was causing the almost black color at certain 
angles and real silvery from directly above. I had the top color matched at 
a paint store and it turned out to be medium gray matt (slightly shinier 
than flat and less that semigloss).. But, when I put it on, the color 
appeared slightly lighter than original but the black reflections from 
metalic settling is now gone. So, I think the dark gray or charcoal would 
have been better and slightly darker. I paid $13 for a large can and could 
not buy the real small can. Now I either go with the darker gray matt or use 
the Rustoleum dark gray primer and see what happens. Boy, is this fun! hi
   Thanks again.
San K5YY
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <wn2sqc at yahoo.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:24 PM
Subject: [ICOM] Re: Icom Digest, Paint Needed



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> Hi San,  I recently restored an old boat anchor that had the 1960's style 
> hammertone paint. I found a Rust-Oleum HAMMERED Unique Finish at Lowes in 
> spray cans. It wasn't the exact shade but looked 100% better that the old 
> worn out paint. Actually the re-painted grey top and bottom case now 
> nicely complement the original grey front panel color. It's worth a look. 
> 73 Ken
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