Paul:
Great find!!! I'll have to look there for the Canadian version of the
interior paint. It isn't as nice as the "Metallic Mushroom" US version,
being more of a semimetallic "Battleship Grey" :-(
Dave Q.
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>From Paul O'Neil:
>The local True Value hardware store provided a spray bomb that matches the
>factory "Metallic Mushroom" interior paint pretty closely. The product is in
>the Premium Rust-Oleum Metallic series and is called "7272 Dark Bronze
>Metallic." I shot a test strip on white cardboard and found that it matches
>pretty darned close to the original '51 interior color. The clearest look at
>the original paint color was provided by removing the custom plywood door
>upholstery panels (!) and by polishing up a part of the interior window trim
>piece. I will be doing spot refinishing and some entire pieces as the project
>moves along. Should this product not work out for any reason, I will make
>another post about it. <
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