[Milsurplus] Navy gray and green paint??

[Nick England]

Correction to links -
http://www.navy-radio.com/test/os/os8b-u-94.jpg
http://www.navy-radio.com/test/os/os8c-u-01.JPG


Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:

> ============================
> According to MIL-E-16400 governing Navy electronics equipment:
>
> The paint spec for Navy electronics equipment for Interior Use is
> MIL-E-15090
> http://everyspec.com/MIL-SPECS/MIL-SPECS-MIL-E/MIL-E-15090C_26169/
> The paint is called Navy Formula No. 111
> The color must match color number 26307 of FED-STD-595
>
> Navy electronics for Exterior Use gets a different kind of paint per
> TT-E-490
> http://www.everyspec.com/FED_SPECS/T/TT-E-490E_10736/
> and is darker, matching color number 26270 of FED-STD-595
>
> There's a FED-STD-595 color chart on this page, but who knows what shade
> your
> monitor is displaying
> http://www.federalstandardcolor.com/
>
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Navy electronics changed gray shades around 1950.
> > The original OS-8/U
> > http://www.navy-radio.com/test/os8b-u-94.jpg
> > is much darker than the later OS-8C/U
> > http://www.navy-radio.com/test/os8c-u-01.JPG
> >
> > I like Rust-Oleum Light Machine Gray for the lighter 50's-60's Navy
> radio gear
> > In this photo,
> > http://www.navy-radio.com/misc/shack/shack-pan27.JPG
> >  the bottom TTY unit was painted with Light Machine Gray - the other
> > TTY units are original Navy colors.
> >
> > Rust-Oleum Smoke Gray works well for the late 40's darker gray color.
> > In this photo
> > http://www.navy-radio.com/misc/shack/shack-122.JPG
> > I painted the racks with Smoke Gray and the equipment is original
> > (some of it yet-to-be-cleaned nicotine brown)
> >
> > Neither is a perfect match and a lot depends on the lighting, but
> > these seem to be pretty close.
>
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com
>
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 5:46 PM, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The immediate post-war gray is decidedly darker than the 1953(?) and
>> later gray shade. I have used Rustoleum Smoke Gray as a pretty good match.
>> Rustoleum Dark Machine Gray might be better but is hard to find.
>> For the later shade I have used Rustoleum Light Machine Gray.
>> If you want an exact match, I believe Sherwin Williams can use their
>> color scanner to brew custom enamel if you take them a piece to scan. Don't
>> know about whether they can deliver custom paint in a spray can???
>>
>> I will dig out the Mil-Spec but IIRC I only found it available in 55 gal
>> drums.
>>
>> On Monday, April 18, 2016, Thekan, Paul <Paul.Thekan at cpii.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a WW2 Navy radio that got the post war Navy gray paint change
>>> over from black crackle (unfortunately)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Also have a Navy dynamotor set that has the Navy green , that’s what I
>>> call it , that I have to repaint. It’s the same green used on the TBX case.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any suggestions on where to find the gray and green paint to do these .
>>> I’d like to find the correct match…if at all possible.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> N6FEG
>>>
>>> _____________________________
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Nick England K4NYW
>> www.navy-radio.com
>>
>>
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