Hi all- If you research automobile paint, the old Ford color "Wimbledon White" is very close, but borders on the tan side, and a tad darker than the original 'Tron cream white paint. I tested a can of spray touch-up paint to come to this conclusion. One idea that could help is to remove a cheek block and check the paint on the side. It may be untouched (no tobacco smoke haze), and a matching computer at the paint store may be able to scan & duplicate it. -Bruce Daily #1221 --- On Mon, 10/19/09, lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:
From: lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: So what white?
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 5:57 PM
Satin is a finish, like flat or semi-gloss. There are a zillion shades of white, so I'd just pick one, paint a cheek block and see if you like it. I like Krylon in cans (very good nozzles), but I like epoxy paint (in cans, sold by Top Flite) even better. I get it at the local hobby shop. It leaves a very hard finish. Substitute the Krylon nozzle if you can. I am going to paint the blue Mellotron with a gun... It is going to be some shade of white again. Spray cans are fine for the inside of the cabinet, but if you are going to put effort into cleaning up the outside and fixing the dents, crapped up corners and edges, then for me, a gun is the way to go. It is faster and you have more control. Spray cans are way too uneven when painting large flat surfaces In a message dated 10/19/2009 7:08:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tspit74@comcast. net writes: That's beautiful, Frank. Is white satin an original color?
I'll be using cans. I've done a lot of paint work on my Triumph Spitfire (engine bay, suspension parts (no body work)), so I'm confident I can get a good finish with cans, 800 grit sandpaper (wet), polishing compound, etc.
Do you know if they were originally ivory or white? I can't really go by old pictures in Genesis books because they don't really tell the truth. My gut tells me it's not a refrigerator white and probably closer to ivory. But what shade? Probably lighter than almond, right.
Who know? Maybe I'll just do white like the one in your picture. It looks great!
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