The Mellotron Group

----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Blechta <rick@rickblechta.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 white paint
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 12:38:42 -0400

>On May 10, 2009, at 12:32 PM, Thomas C. Doncourt wrote:
>
>> I always used Testor's white enamel- it aged in a similar
>> way to the original paint but they've changed it . I know
>> that epoxy was used   from
>> the factory and you could get some white pigment and mix
>> it with the   very
>> clear slow drying type for touch ups. Epoxy yellows with
>>time. 
>> > Can anybody recommend a matching white paint for an
>> > M400? Need to do some touch-ups.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Andy
>
>Boy, how many of those tiny bottles did you need?!
>
>On the serious front: take the case to an auto body shop
>and have them   paint it. You'll get a fantastic job and
>the paint they use is really   rugged.
>
>Or you could go out and get 10,000 tiny bottles of Testor's
>like Andy.
>
>>>>>RE: Andy, I used Krylon Ivory satin on 703 and came
very close to the original hue.  After paint dried, used
1000 wet sand and it really looked original, not the
appliance white on some.   Doug