Couple Zenith Avante Questions

[zeno]

Is it actual paint ? If so look under the base & if its finished there you
can grab a big chunk. Nobody will ever see it.

Other smaller sets of that era used white but the color was in the plastic
( example E4030X ). So the compound idea..... Dont remember the Avanti but the white was very pure & the low end of semi gloss.

73 Zeno
LFOD !

Originally Posted by TinCanAlley

The paint places I've contacted want a piece of paint at least 1" square. Don't want to take off anymore paint and certainly not that large.

[TinCanAlley]

Originally Posted by zeno

Is it actual paint ? If so look under the base & if its finished there you
can grab a big chunk. Nobody will ever see it.

Other smaller sets of that era used white but the color was in the plastic
( example E4030X ). So the compound idea..... Dont remember the Avanti but the white was very pure & the low end of semi gloss.

73 Zeno
LFOD !

It is paint, but not like a simple latex used now. There are a few spots where it got dinged and took a spot of paint off and you can see the wood below. I'm not up on identifying paint, but it seems to be a kind of enamel paint, or something like that. It's pretty tough. Never thought about taking some paint off the bottom, under the stand. I think I will do that.

I could just pick a shade of white with low gloss as most wouldn't know or remember the true shade used.