[Kenwood] kenwood paint

[Dave Holford]

Rob,

Thanks for the tip. You reminded me that a body shop in this area offers the 
same service.

Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson" <k5uj at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Dave Holford" <holford at cogeco.ca>
Cc: <Kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] kenwood paint


> Dave,
>
> If you have a Lowe's in your area, and you can remove some part of the 
> rig's cabinet (top cover for example) that has the paint you want to 
> match, then you can take that to Lowes where they will scan it and mix the 
> type of paint you want to achieve the color.   the one here has a special 
> laser scan machine connected to a computer that is programmed to select 
> the combination of pigments in the right amounts to exactly match the 
> color.  I have seen it work and it is amazing.   you no longer need to 
> hunt around for vendors of paints in a search to match a cabinet color. 
> they have paint and primer for metal they can mix.
>
> GL & 73,
>
> rob / k5uj
>
> On Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at 07:48 PM, Dave Holford wrote:
>
>> A while back someone posted a source of paint to match Kenwood equipment.
>> I had copied this as "Canadian Tire RV and Motor Home 'gunmetal'", 
>> however Canadian Tire has no such product in their automotive paint 
>> catalog.
>> I would appreciate it if the original poster could repost the info since 
>> I would like to purchase a can.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dave Holford
>> VE3HLU
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