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Date:         Wed, 19 Jul 2017 07:17:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: That krylon espresso brown paint
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <F128FA28-BD06-4063-9DCA-199D1BF61FE9@shaw.ca>
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Hi Alistair.


Don't know if this image will show what you need but this paint:


https://photos.app.goo.gl/ekwLvMN3qalxnBie2


gave me this colour:


https://photos.app.goo.gl/PtIvQ6q89KFzg9jn1


It wasn't a bad match but didn't last long. I don't recall if I primed
with any kind of rust treatment.


Neil.




>> On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 8:54 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:


>> I wonder, am I right in assuming the stock brown fades and chalks a little
>> with age? And has anyone found a treatment short of a re-spray that
>> restores the colour to some degree?






--
Neil n


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