RE: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets
Try hardware stores - I believe Bunnings here (in Australia - may not exist where you are) can colour match from a part of a thing and then prepared an aerosol can of that colour. Kevin Parker 0418 815 527 -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Brian Roth via cctalk Sent: Friday, 22 March 2019 11:26 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets Has anyone ever found a source for aerosol spray cans that are a close matchto the colors that DEC used on their cases and such? I remember seeing touch up colors mentioned in the past. Specifically the ivory/almond colorof VT100's, DECservers, etc. Brian
Re: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets
On 3/22/19 2:49 PM, stan via cctalk wrote: I've seen some auto body supply shops that have teh capability to take a custom mixed paint and inject it into an aerosol spray can. Some years ago there was an outfit that sold re-fillable aerosol cans. They had a Schraeder tire valve on them and a screw-on cap to pour the paint in. it was kind of like a miniature compressed-air paint sprayer that carried its own air supply. I have no idea if these are still available. Jon
Re: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets
> On Mar 22, 2019, at 7:23 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk > wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 8:26 AM Brian Roth via cctalk > wrote: > >> Has anyone ever found a source for aerosol spray cans that are a close >> matchto the colors that DEC used on their cases and such? I remember seeing >> touch up colors mentioned in the past. Specifically the ivory/almond >> colorof VT100's, DECservers, etc. >> Brian >> > > On the topic of DEC colors, FWIW, > > A few years ago I took DEC STD 092 and attempted to converted the colors to > RGB. You can take the conversions with a grain of salt, but the Color > Specifications are from the standard. > > http://www.chdickman.com/pdp8/DECcolors/ Nice. What would also be interesting is a mapping from those obscure color specifications to Pantone color numbers. That probably would address those "out of gamut" colors, for one thing. paul
Re: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 8:26 AM Brian Roth via cctalk wrote: > Has anyone ever found a source for aerosol spray cans that are a close > matchto the colors that DEC used on their cases and such? I remember seeing > touch up colors mentioned in the past. Specifically the ivory/almond > colorof VT100's, DECservers, etc. > Brian > On the topic of DEC colors, FWIW, A few years ago I took DEC STD 092 and attempted to converted the colors to RGB. You can take the conversions with a grain of salt, but the Color Specifications are from the standard. http://www.chdickman.com/pdp8/DECcolors/
Re: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets
On 3/22/19 2:49 PM, stan via cctalk wrote: > > > On 2019-03-22 12:18 p.m., Brian Roth via cctalk wrote: >> I did check with an auto body supply shop and they said they could get >> a close match with paint to spray from a gun. I was hoping somebody >> may have found an off the shelf spray can that was close. >> On Friday, March 22, 2019, 8:52:58 AM EDT, Dave Wade >> wrote: >> > > I've seen some auto body supply shops that have teh capability to take > a custom mixed paint and inject it into an aerosol spray can. This was > years ago, however, and environmental regulations may have eliminated > that option. Check out : https://preval.com/ All you need then is someone who can mix your color. And I would expect any place that sells bulk automotive paint can do that. The last time I bought any (for a car, not a computer) you had to buy a minimum of a quart. That's not much and, at least 15 years ago, it was not particularly expensive. bill
Re: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets
On 2019-03-22 12:18 p.m., Brian Roth via cctalk wrote: I did check with an auto body supply shop and they said they could get a close match with paint to spray from a gun. I was hoping somebody may have found an off the shelf spray can that was close. On Friday, March 22, 2019, 8:52:58 AM EDT, Dave Wade wrote: I've seen some auto body supply shops that have teh capability to take a custom mixed paint and inject it into an aerosol spray can. This was years ago, however, and environmental regulations may have eliminated that option. Stan -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Brian Roth via cctalk Sent: 22 March 2019 12:26 To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets Has anyone ever found a source for aerosol spray cans that are a close matchto the colors that DEC used on their cases and such? I remember seeing touch up colors mentioned in the past. Specifically the ivory/almond colorof VT100's, DECservers, etc. Brian I have just had a can of spray paint made to match some new kitchen cupboards. They had ventilation grills inserted to provide airflow to a gas boiler and they now match the doors. Many car paint shops in the UK can do this. Dave
Re: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets
I did check with an auto body supply shop and they said they could get a close match with paint to spray from a gun. I was hoping somebody may have found an off the shelf spray can that was close. On Friday, March 22, 2019, 8:52:58 AM EDT, Dave Wade wrote: > -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Brian Roth via > cctalk > Sent: 22 March 2019 12:26 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets > > Has anyone ever found a source for aerosol spray cans that are a close > matchto the colors that DEC used on their cases and such? I remember > seeing touch up colors mentioned in the past. Specifically the ivory/almond > colorof VT100's, DECservers, etc. > Brian I have just had a can of spray paint made to match some new kitchen cupboards. They had ventilation grills inserted to provide airflow to a gas boiler and they now match the doors. Many car paint shops in the UK can do this. Dave
RE: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Brian Roth via > cctalk > Sent: 22 March 2019 12:26 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > Subject: Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets > > Has anyone ever found a source for aerosol spray cans that are a close > matchto the colors that DEC used on their cases and such? I remember > seeing touch up colors mentioned in the past. Specifically the ivory/almond > colorof VT100's, DECservers, etc. > Brian I have just had a can of spray paint made to match some new kitchen cupboards. They had ventilation grills inserted to provide airflow to a gas boiler and they now match the doors. Many car paint shops in the UK can do this. Dave
Matching paint on DEC monitors, cases and cabinets
Has anyone ever found a source for aerosol spray cans that are a close matchto the colors that DEC used on their cases and such? I remember seeing touch up colors mentioned in the past. Specifically the ivory/almond colorof VT100's, DECservers, etc. Brian