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Color of original gear legs and struts
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 4:36 pm
by 8164
I'm refinishing both my gear legs and struts on my '47 140. What color were the original legs and struts? On mine, somebody rattle-canned some sort of grey and its quite ugly. Ive been considering using a polished-aluminum enamel (to match my polished fuselage), or a gun-metal gray (non-metallic). Just wondering what was "original"?
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Re: Color of original gear legs and struts
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:38 am
by 6183
Paint color was a Gull Grey
Per Cessna -
"Gull Grey #125 Enamel shall be used on the main landing gear spring”
Check with a Dupont Imron paint dealer for Dupont Imron 55137u which is a Gull Grey that the folks over at the C-170 Association say is a direct match.
Mike
Re: Color of original gear legs and struts
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 6:44 pm
by 8164
Big help. Thank you, Mike
6183 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:38 am
Paint color was a Gull Grey
Per Cessna -
"Gull Grey #125 Enamel shall be used on the main landing gear spring”
Check with a Dupont Imron paint dealer for Dupont Imron 55137u which is a Gull Grey that the folks over at the C-170 Association say is a direct match.
Mike