Re: Gray paint code for TC firewall [1 Attachment]

[Frank Graham]

Steve,

I found the exact same low gloss grey when I disassembled TC 1862 forty six years ago and repainted it the same light grey as in your photo. For years people insisted that it should be either khaki green or body color until Mike Sherill came to the US for a GOF at Hershey, PA in the late 80s and told me that it was the only early TC that he had seen in the US painted the correct light grey.

Frank   

[b]From:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of Stephen D Stierman morgan7709@sbcglobal.net [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, October 19, 2018 6:48 AM [b]To:[/b] Andrea VILLA; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] Re: Gray paint code for TC firewall [1 Attachment]     When I restored TC2911 I found that the firewall had been painted as many times and colors as the body.  However; the firewall had never been separated from the body given the very rusty condition   of the lower bolts.  Therefore when   I unbolted the firewall from the front body timbers exposing the back side of the flange that goes all the way around it, I found a light gray, low gloss paint.  Sort of like a typical light gray primer, but with a bit of gloss, I saw no tint of green or blue.  However this is not to say that different paints were used based upon what was available at the time.  I simply repainted a light gray Rustoleum shade inside and out available as a standard Rustoleum rattle can color. Steve TC2911 [b]From:[/b] "Andrea VILLA searunner99@yahoo.com [mg-tabc]" mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> [b]To:[/b] "mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com" mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 3:21 AM [b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Re: Gray paint code for TC firewall   After a lot of time passed to find the exactly paint- I follow the paint of the interiors see on the British Tanks modelers light grey with a bit of green & blue - medium  Silk, satin 40 086 VOLVO PENTA "AQUAMATIC"  ( used on the saildrive of marine VOLVO PENTA) find ready as spare on spray bottle in ITALY NOTE : XPAG ENGINE was from WOLSLEY plant,  that used one other kind of paint the ROYAL MARINE battle ships paint more DARK  GREY[b] matt[/b] find on old FIAT lorry catalog as 026  NOT GLOSSY,  IF I remember well