Richard Knoppow wrote:
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Some paint places have color analysers that can
determine a mixture to duplicate samples. I've not heard of
anyone using this for radio equipment but the idea occurs to
me. Of course, the paint would not be in spray cans but
brushed paint can be quite uniform and there are small, not
too expensive sprayers.
I wonder if anyone out there has tried this.


Absolutely! I regularly use an automotive paint supplier here in the
MD/DC area (McHenry, specifically). They have MIL and FEDSPEC chip
books, all automotive color books, as well as a color densitometer.
They can batch in spray cans or in bulk. The only thing they can't
(won't?) do are things like wrinkle* or hammertone. So far, they've
done a respectable job on most anything I can provide a sample of; e.g.:
EFJ, Heath, Hallicrafters, and all varieties of MIL OD and grey. I'm
sure any reputable automotive parts supplier in your area, with a good
paint department, can do the job for you, to include spray cans.
de K3HVG

* for black wrinkle I use Pep Boys.