[Milsurplus] Army Green Painting

[Robert Newberry]

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On Aug 6, 2013 10:01 PM, "Michael D. Harmon" <mharmon at att.net> wrote:

> I thought I'd pass along something that I've discovered through
> experimentation.
>
> I had an LS-166/U speaker that had been repainted flat black and looked
> awful.
>
> I discovered that 91% isopropyl alcohol and a little scrubbing would
> remove the sprayed-on flat black paint without
> removing the baked-on factory OD green paint, however, there were areas
> where the original finish was gone.  I sanded the
> enclosure with 400 and then 600 sandpaper until the surface was smooth and
> the edges of the missing paint were
> feathered out.  Now, what to paint it with?
>
> I went looking for paint to match the original OD color as closely as
> possible.  Rustoleum Camouflage #1919 Deep Forest
> Green was almost a perfect match.  There was only one problem.  The
> Rustoleum paint is extremely flat so as to be non-reflecting.
> The paint used on Army comm gear has a little bit of a satin finish.  I
> decided to try painting the speaker case with the Camo paint
> first, and then using a clear coat of Krylon Satin Crystal Clear over the
> flat camo paint.
>
> I was delighted with the results!  The color is almost a dead-ringer
> match, and there's just enough sheen from the Krylon satin clear
> coat to make the resulting finish look almost exactly like the factory
> green finish.
>
> Any of you who need to repaint a piece of Army comm gear should try this.
>  Use a small piece at first to see if you like the results before
> stripping down a piece of vintage gear.
>
> Mike, WB0LDJ
> mharmon at att.net
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