13 Jul
2022
13 Jul
'22
6:11 a.m.
Hello list,
does anybody of you know colour codes or the mixture to obtain the grey paint that DEC
used for their early H960 cabinet side panels as well as for their later cabinet from the
80s and 90s like the H9A10 or H9A15?
Some of my cabinets have scratches and I would like to cosmetically fix this.
I thought I remember some discussions about DEC paint some years ago but I couldn't
find anything helpful in my archives except for discussions about colours for DEC's
classic front panels.
Any pointers are very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Pierre
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13 Jul
13 Jul
7 a.m.
Assuming you have a portable piece of it you should be able to take it your hardware store
and their paint dept can scan it for a colour match.
Kevin Parker
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Subject: How to reproduce the DEC cabinets' grey colour paint?
Hello list,
does anybody of you know colour codes or the mixture to obtain the grey paint that DEC
used for their early H960 cabinet side panels as well as for their later cabinet from the
80s and 90s like the H9A10 or H9A15?
Some of my cabinets have scratches and I would like to cosmetically fix this.
I thought I remember some discussions about DEC paint some years ago but I couldn't
find anything helpful in my archives except for discussions about colours for DEC's
classic front panels.
Any pointers are very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Pierre
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8:16 a.m.
On 13/07/2022 07:11, P Gebhardt via cctalk wrote:
Hello list,
does anybody of you know colour codes or the mixture to obtain the grey paint that DEC
used for their early H960 cabinet side panels as well as for their later cabinet from the
80s and 90s like the H9A10 or H9A15?
Some of the colours are listed in DEC-STD-092
(http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/standards/EL-00092-00-0_F_Finish_and_Color…)
though it's not immediately obvious which one is the grey for the
cabinet side panels. Even then I think it's tricky to map to something
you can actually buy. MUN is short for Munsell. Not sure about CHM.
The other question is how to reproduce the textured finish of the paint?
This is not something unique to DEC and I've seen it on many products
even up to this day. If I knew what the pattern used on DEC cabinets was
called then I could probably find out how to do it. Possibly "wrinkle
finish"? DEC-STD-092 mentions textured paint but doesn't give any details.
Matt
1:46 p.m.
On Wed, 13 Jul 2022, Matt Burke via cctalk wrote:
On 13/07/2022 07:11, P Gebhardt via cctalk wrote:
There's a number of resources on the net for looking up Munsell color
numbers, and that might get you to what the color actually looks like. A
dedicated paint store may even be able to mix up paint based on the
original Munsell color code.
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Hello list,
does anybody of you know colour codes or the mixture to obtain the grey paint that DEC
used for their early H960 cabinet side panels as well as for their later cabinet from the
80s and 90s like the H9A10 or H9A15?
Some of the colours are listed in DEC-STD-092
(http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/standards/EL-00092-00-0_F_Finish_and_Color…)
though it's not immediately obvious which one is the grey for the
cabinet side panels. Even then I think it's tricky to map to something
you can actually buy. MUN is short for Munsell. Not sure about CHM.
24 Jul
24 Jul
6:13 p.m.
My attempt at the colors from several years ago.
http://www.chdickman.com/pdp8/DECcolors/
CHM = Color Harmony Manual
6:49 p.m.
On Jul 24, 2022, at 2:13 PM, Charles Dickman via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
My attempt at the colors from several years ago.
http://www.chdickman.com/pdp8/DECcolors/
CHM = Color Harmony Manual
It would be interesting to make them to Pantone colors, because RGB can't reproduce
every pigment color.
Of course, a separate question is whether a particular unit has faded, in which case
matching the "official" color may not be what you'd want to do.
paul
1 Aug
1 Aug
8:41 a.m.
Hello list,
My attempt at the colors from several years ago.
http://www.chdickman.com/pdp8/DECcolors/
CHM = Color Harmony Manual
Many thanks to those (especially Charles and Vincent) who gave me pointers on how to
reproduce the DEC grey colour of the DEC cabinets. I wasn't aware that the colour
codes were expressed in old standards. I don't have the impression that the paint of
cabinet side panels, for instance, faded over the years. Again, just an impression, when
comparing the color of different cabinets.
As soon as I have time, I will make a few tests and give feedback to the list how it went.
Cheers,
Pierre
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