[Milsurplus] MN-20 Loop Paint Colors

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Sun Dec 2 19:18:25 EST 2007


Don't forget, also, that the WW-II greens used by US forces were generally 
lighter that what we were using by the Korean War.  It is the latter color (with 
a lot of black added) that most people think of when you say "OD".

In a message dated 12/2/2007 5:38:16 PM Central Standard Time, 
AAF-Radio-1 at aafradio.org writes: 
> I have seen zinc chromate colors range the gamut between a sickly yellow 
> to forester green (no pun intended :-) ).  The darker colors seem to 
> have been preferred as more nearly matching the 'official' OD, whatever 
> that may be.  It is also a nice non-reflective surface treatment.
> 
> J Forster wrote:
> 
> >Hmm..  The color seems a bit dark for chromate, but IS light for real OD. I
> >was just wondering it it had been factory painted to go with some old camo.

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