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Trying to color match for a project.

RAL 7030 is NOT it. Ellipse would know since he had his boards color matched to a Mopar SSK but I don't know if he'll tell you. Best bet is finding someone with a spectrophotometer (try saying that three times fast!) such as an auto body shop.

My Unicomp industrial case seems brighter and greener that the old ones. Is that the result of aging or did IBM (or Lexmark) not reveal the secret formula in the sale?

XMIT wrote: 11 Apr 2021, 16:01 RAL 7030 is NOT it. Ellipse would know since he had his boards color matched to a Mopar SSK but I don't know if he'll tell you. Best bet is finding someone with a spectrophotometer (try saying that three times fast!) such as an auto body shop.

That was gonna be my next move. It doesn’t have to be exact. Just better than the generic gray a lot of people paint their keyboards.

What's old is new again.

RAL 7030 powder coat: viewtopic.php?t=11432
Smith's Gray Cerakote: viewtopic.php?t=11573

I mean, RAL 7030 looks pretty good to me... Maybe it's a shade lighter?

ddrfraser1 wrote: 11 Apr 2021, 18:47 I mean, RAL 7030 looks pretty good to me... Maybe it's a shade lighter?

It's not the shade, it's the hue. It's too pure of a grey.

Ellipse told me that he wasn’t able to match the colors by RAL or PANTONE. He is using a custom made one for the New Model F keyboards

Yeah, I think having Sherwin Williams hit my industrial M with a light gun is the best option. They can make custom spray paint colors.

My result:

Wow that looks really good!

Wow! I have a Sherwin Williams just up the road, can you share some info so they can mix me up a batch?

XMIT wrote: 12 May 2021, 04:34 Wow! I have a Sherwin Williams just up the road, can you share some info so they can mix me up a batch?

Sure thing. Just take your industrial M into the store, have them hit it with the light gun and they'll whip up a batch for you. It only comes in gallons. No more custom spray paints unfortunately. But there is hope! Pick up this preval sprayer

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NXNE6CO?ps ... ct_details

and mix up 3 parts pain with one part water and get to work. The primer you choose will be important. I went with a gray primer and it was slightly less brilliant than the original. White would probably be better. Then, hit it with a semi gloss clear coat. I originally used Matte clear coat but the original M actually has a fair amount of sheen to it so I definitely could have used more.

0th gen for comparison

ddrfraser1 wrote: 12 May 2021, 04:44 mix up 3 parts pain with one part water and get to work.

I had a feeling that would be the recipe.

Bjerrk wrote: 12 May 2021, 08:42

ddrfraser1 wrote: 12 May 2021, 04:44 mix up 3 parts pain with one part water and get to work.

I had a feeling that would be the recipe.

Haha

ddrfraser1 wrote: 12 May 2021, 04:44 Just take your industrial M into the store

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You have to have money to make money and you have to have industrial to make industrial.

Does SW give some kind of code or recipe that could be shared with the have nots?

Yes. I bring glad tidings.

ddrfraser1 wrote: 12 May 2021, 14:39 Yes. I bring glad tidings.

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Heroes don't always wear capes... some just share their custom paint colors.

Thank you!

It looks good but it seems that these color matches always need just a *little* more olive/green, they're too gray.

I doubt you'd notice it in person unless, like here, it's up against an original.

I wonder if many who have industrials got them color matched what we'd all get for the values.

E TwentyNine wrote: 12 May 2021, 15:34 It looks good but it seems that these color matches always need just a *little* more olive/green, they're too gray.

I agree completely. I wondered if it was down to the gray primer I used. OG has slightly more sheen too but that could have been solved with another coat or two of satin clear coat.

Is that a f122 or a m122 you pained in that industrial color.