26 Apr
2015
26 Apr
'15
3:29 p.m.
I have not seen an IMSAI except for photos, so I'm guessing here - I suspect the
finish it has is a spatter or blobby texture?
If that is the case why not ask on a Board where people know all about such things. A bit
of googling found this one which has
amongst others a 'Specialty Coatings' and a 'Commercial and Industrial
Painting' forum:
http://www.painttalk.com
I'm sure they could figure it out if a close-up photo was posted.
Steve.
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Subject: RE: IMSAI chassis color/texture...
From: "Bill Sudbrink" <wh.sudbrink at verizon.net>
Date: Sat, April 25, 2015 12:50 am
To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts'" <cctech at
classiccmp.org>
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Al Kossow wrote
On 4/24/15 1:22 AM, Philip Lord wrote:
It's not the color so much as correctly duplicating the texture.
Exactly. I'm talking with a couple of local (to me) paint shops.
They all have high tech color scanning and can scan my good chassis
for the color. The debate over whether the texture was accomplished
by some kind of powder coating or air brushing is the big thing. The
original documentation talks about "IBM Blue" which is also a pantone
color. Neither look "right" to me... on my computer screen anyway.
I have not seen an actual paint chip.
Bill S.