[R-390] R390 Front Panel Restored - Comments Wanted on color

[Tom Bridgers]

I agree with Charles and Les.  Great paint job.  And yes, I’ve owned many R-390’s and R-390A’s and there is a wide variation in color.

Enjoy,
Tom KE4RHH 


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> On Jun 29, 2019, at 5:08 PM, Charles Steinmetz <csteinmetz at yandex.com> wrote:
> 
> John wrote:
> 
>> Pic attached.  I'm not thrilled with the color, I would have much preferred
>> the FED-STD-26152 from Coronado but I was having so many problems with
>> spraying it and getting it cure in a timely fashion - it cures slower than
>> any other brand I've ever used.
> 
> You have a very handsome 390.  I have worked on dozens and dozens of them, and can say unequivocally that the color is WELL within the wide variation of original colors.  Regardless of what a spec sheet says, or a can of paint on Collins' shelf looked like, they were just NOT all one color -- and the variation is quite substantial.
> 
> Time to relax and use it in the intended manner.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Charles
> 
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