11-30-2007, 06:18 PM
Hello gentlemen,
DON'T PAINT THEM GREEN!
As Chuck has (correctly) pointed out, these Philco shields were originally bare metal. Really nice originals will have a bright silver appearance, almost - but not quite - resembling chrome. But most of these have dulled over the years to a medium gray color.
To match the shields to your chassis, use either flat dark gray or light gray spray paint if you wish. NOT green. Lowe's sells a spray paint that is flat light gray/silver. Looks much better than spray aluminum paint, which tends to make the shields (and spray-painted chassis) stick out like the proverbial sore thumb.
Oh, and the shield in your photo also looks like bare metal to me.
DON'T PAINT THEM GREEN!
As Chuck has (correctly) pointed out, these Philco shields were originally bare metal. Really nice originals will have a bright silver appearance, almost - but not quite - resembling chrome. But most of these have dulled over the years to a medium gray color.
To match the shields to your chassis, use either flat dark gray or light gray spray paint if you wish. NOT green. Lowe's sells a spray paint that is flat light gray/silver. Looks much better than spray aluminum paint, which tends to make the shields (and spray-painted chassis) stick out like the proverbial sore thumb.
Oh, and the shield in your photo also looks like bare metal to me.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
