Neve panels. Matt, gloss, satin?

[keeeth]

I'm just about to order some paint for a Neve-y project I'm working on and I've got the right colour but I can't work out what finish it should have.

I have a few different modules here but I can't work out if it's matt, gloss or satin.  Does anyone know?

The main inspiration for the look of the project is the Neve 2254 compressor so go off that.

Cheers

 

[North]

well... the actual unit on Neve's site is anodized aluminum. If you're going to try to mimic that, I would in my opinion say it would be a satin. Too bad FPE and the like, only offer their anodized colors in what I personally wouldn't use on a Neve-esque front panel as they look cheesy.

 

[ruffrecords]

When I was there, all front panels were painted and then silk screened. This was in the 70s and I don't think silk finish had been invented then and I am pretty certain they were not a gloss finish. So I guess they must have been matt.

Cheers

Ian

 

[keeeth]

Cheers guys

I bought a matt spray paint and tried it on a panel I had. it matched the real Neve stuff I have here so I reckon I'll use that

 

[ruffrecords]

Cheers guys

I bought a matt spray paint and tried it on a panel I had. it matched the real Neve stuff I have here so I reckon I'll use that

I vaguely recall that the Neve panel colour was called "RAF Blue Grey". I am pretty sure there is a RAL number for it somewhere. It has a British Standard number of BS381C-633. The nearest RAL colour I can find is RAL7031 which is called blue grey

Cheers

Ian

 

[keeeth]

Yeah it's 633 I found an aerosol on ebay