[ICOM] 781 cabinet paint, revisited...

[T. Brad Smith]

I Guess I MUST have developed Color Blindness myself .... All My Icom Rigs
IC-781, IC-9000, IC-970 are a very dark GREEN.

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From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Ham Op
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 18:57 PM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: [ICOM] 781 cabinet paint, revisited...

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