I've been working on a model 118 chassis this winter and the tube shields need repainted. The color is similar to a military drab geen.
Does anyone have a suggestion on what paint I need to buy?
I don't believe Philco ever had painted tube shields like other mfrs.
Just the plain metal.
Maybe Ron can verify or prove me wrong.
All 4 tube shields are the same color.
Picture removed because the color did not show up.
That's bare metal - no paint.
They are not bare metal. They are some shade of green paint.
I found a similar color in the camo paints at Wal-mart, but it was ultra-flat.
These are semi-gloss? Maybe gloss when new.
Don't believe Philco ever painted their tube shields. The one you show in the picture above is obviously not green.
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.