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Metallic Grey Color
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 8:40 am
by Rob Reilly
Just in case anyone in the future should search for a sample of original Metallic Grey from 1937, here it is. Looks like a piece of steel. Not a very attractive color I think. Reminds me of office cabinets and machine shop equipment.
- 1937 Metallic Grey color
- MGTA color chart
Re: Metallic Grey Color
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:08 pm
by stephen stierman
Very nice, a far cry from what you would see today. No little metallic sparkles in the mix, as you say looks more like what you would find on an adding machine.
Re: Metallic Grey Color
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 4:26 am
by ferricsteed
Rob, would you happen to know an ICI code or other paint supplier code for the metallic grey?
Regards,
Tim Bloomfield
TB0613
Re: Metallic Grey Color
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:00 am
by Rob Reilly
No idea if anybody does, but if you look at the circuit breaker panel in your house or Home Depot or Menards or what have you, they are about the same color.
Re: Metallic Grey Color
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:00 am
by Tom Wilson
It is more work, but what would be very helpful to all is to polish out a small section of that good paint, then take the tank to a good auto paint store and have them scan and match it, assigning a modern paint code. They should even be able to note the amount of metallic to add for a good match. That would be a really good piece of info for reference.
Tom Wilson