On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 00:31:55 -0000, jt23_chitown wrote
> I'm gonna be painting an HO S-4 for my dad soon and would like to
> know what paint you guys feel matches the graphite paint on the smoke
> box and fire box the best. I know Floquil does or did make a graphite
> colored paint, but it apeard too metalic and too dark to me. I was
> thinking some type of gray.
>
> Thanks, John.
I've always custom-mixed it . . . using weathered black, reefer gray and
silver or aluminum. The thing is that graphite is/was so variable. By
doing a custom mix, I was always able to come pretty close to whatever
prototype photo I wanted to match -
It doesn't much matter what brand of paint is involved. Do some test
swatches until you're happy -
Marshall Thayer
Mt. Pleasant, IA
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