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Hello! New to the group, and already have a question

Francis All Messages By This Member #299 Hello. ?I am new to this group. ?I’ve been a ham since high school in 1969, and “tinker” with old radios, trying to bring them back to life. ?I am wondering if anyone has had success in finding a stock paint color that is a “close match” for older Kenwoods. ?I’ve used Testors Graphite Gray Metallic before on a TS-120 and a TS-440, but it’s not really close. ?Has anyone had more success in finding a good Kenwood gray? Tnx es 73, Francis WA4ZYN
Gary Cook All Messages By This Member #300 开云体育 Take the radio to Lowe's or Home Depot's paint department. They can read the color of the radio's cabinet with their computer that copies paint colors. They will mix a can for you, with the matching color. Gary On 4/10/2024 7:13 PM, Francis via groups.io wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text Hello. ?I am new to this group. ?I’ve been a ham since high school in 1969, and “tinker” with old radios, trying to bring them back to life. ?I am wondering if anyone has had success in finding a stock paint color that is a “close match” for older Kenwoods. ?I’ve used Testors Graphite Gray Metallic before on a TS-120 and a TS-440, but it’s not really close. ?Has anyone had more success in finding a good Kenwood gray? Tnx es 73, Francis WA4ZYN
Francis All Messages By This Member #301 Tnx, Gary. ?I have had that suggested to me. ?That may be the only thing one can do. ?I have hopes that maybe someone has found a stock spray paint color they considered a close match. ?Thank you so much. 73, Francis WA4ZYN
Donald Hellen All Messages By This Member #302 Just take note of the sheen of the finish, too, not just the color. Is it shiny, flat, matte, etc.? You will either want that type of finish in the paint you buy or you will want a clearcoat that offers the same finish. The person analyzing the color for you at the paint store might be able to help with that. FWIW, I've heard that Sherwin Williams makes pretty good paint matches for older equipment. I think it was mentioned on one of the two Heathkit lists. Donald On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:02:28 -0500, "Gary Cook" <gac@...> wrote: Take the radio to Lowe's or Home Depot's paint department. They can read the color of the radio's cabinet with their computer that copies paint colors. They will mix a can for you, with the matching color. ---------------------------------------------------- Some ham radio groups you may be interested in: /g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas /g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng /g/CHIRP

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