Wyatt Marcus used 1984 VW Rabbit LS "Mahogany Red" auto paint to restore the bedplate of Amberola I-A serial #2. That should be the same as a Maroon Gem, shouldn't it? c.f.: http://www.edisondiamonddisc.com
> From: br...@accoladeeng.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:10:53 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Paint for a Maroon Gem > > Bob, > > Try going to an automotive paint store and having the color of your Gem > matched. I did this for a Maroon Gem with an Acrylic Enamel and you could > not tell the difference under any lighting. > > Bruce Peterson > > -----Original Message----- > From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On > Behalf Of Bob > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:33 AM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: [Phono-L] Paint for a Maroon Gem > > I'm restoring an Edison Maroon Gem. The paint is really in pretty good > shape except for a few chips. Initially I was going to leave them alone > but they are really bugging me. I thought I could find the matching color > by checking nail polish colors. I found one that looked pretty good under > the store lighting but in natural daylight it doesn't match. I'm going to > tinker with it to see if I can improve the match by painting lighter colors > and shades under it. I do this on a piece of sheet metal. I lay down > stripes of different colors and then run a stripe of the color I'm trying to > > adjust across the stripes. I've been able to match the browns used on > Edison Amberola V and VI's pretty closely with this technique. These were > fairly easy because I had a brown that was close and only had to darken it > by adding black. With the Maroon nail polish I have the color is too dark > and probably should be a little redder so I'm not too confident I can get a > good match. Do any of you know a source for a paint that matches the Maroon > > on Edison Gems? If I can't get a good match I will leave the chips alone. > Thanks. > Bob V > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
