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by **Easy** on Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:26 pm

Here's a little something to keep me busy for the winter. :Wink2:

Thanks to a member I have my first Darley beacon. I wasn't to thrilled about Darley's, but I thought that it was about time to get one.

Anyone have any suggestions on a color?

by **69-cat** on Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:48 pm

Easy, here is a picture of mine almost completed!

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv26 ... a7e6db.jpg

by **jab8356** on Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:48 pm

Silver.

by **signal man619** on Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:50 pm

Nice looking light looks better then mine :Wink2:

I would paint it with a Aluminum Color paint that Rust-olem sells it, it would be a good color for that nice looking light, nice find :good:

by **mcha9797** on Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:43 pm

I go with silver also :thumbsup:

by **Easy** on Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:52 pm

mcha9797 wrote:I go with silver also

All the silver paints are too bright. I even tried dull aluminum, and that was too bright. Which brand of silver are you guys talking about? :blink:

by **mcha9797** on Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:15 pm

Easy wrote:
mcha9797 wrote:I go with silver also

All the silver paints are too bright. I even tried dull aluminum, and that was too bright. Which brand of silver are you guys talking about?

I believe it was Rust-oleum, I was attempting the natural look.

This pic was taken before I put the slotted screws on the hoods.

You might want to keep track of how you take it apart, I didn't and had to keep swaping parts around til everything fit well again. Still looking for 2 amber lenses and 2 reflectors.

I'm sure that you will make it look brand new again Easy. :thumbsup:

by **rustyfoot** on Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:34 pm

Think about going with silver. Sherwin-Williams makes a silver paint with a dull/satin look and one with a bright look.
Nice signal...you lucky dog!

Be careful and don't scratch that table.... :2Cool:

by **Troy** on Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:06 pm

Easy wrote:
mcha9797 wrote:I go with silver also

All the silver paints are too bright. I even tried dull aluminum, and that was too bright. Which brand of silver are you guys talking about?

Easy,

Eastwood makes some nice silvers that are designed to look like various metals. THey don't have the shine and some are darker than the regular store-bought silvers. They ain't cheap though. Check them out, click on the various colors and they'll show an example of the product on parts to give you an idea.
http://www.eastwood.com/paints/detail-p ... aints.html

by **64ragtop** on Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:32 am

Ditto what Troy said. :good:

You may be able to find a good color there. I have used several of their paint products with good success. I agree that most of the standard silvers have too much bling. The silver color my beacon came with was toned down. I decided to not paint it because I liked the look.

By the way... Love your new Darley :thumbsup:

With a flasher too!! Way cool!

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