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Metallic Grey Color
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Rob Reilly
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Metallic Grey Color
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 TA 1271
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stephen stierman
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Re: Metallic Grey Color
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.
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ferricsteed
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Re: Metallic Grey Color
Rob, would you happen to know an ICI code or other paint supplier code for the metallic grey?
Regards,
Tim Bloomfield
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Regards,
Tim Bloomfield
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Rob Reilly
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Re: Metallic Grey Color
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.
1937 TA 1271
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Tom Wilson
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Re: Metallic Grey Color
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
Tom Wilson