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
