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Yellow or Green Zinc Chromate

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  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: Grand Bay, New Brunswick ,Canada
Yellow or Green Zinc Chromate
Posted by MECHTECH on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 9:02 AM

I recently bought the 1/48 th scale J2F-5 Duck kit by I Love Kit. The instructions say to use Interior Green in the cockpit, but I seem to remember from somewhere that it should have been Yellow. So far detail looks pretty good, no complaints there. But thought I should check with someone about the interior color. Thanks for any help.

 

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 11:06 AM

No yellow ZC in the cockpit. Yellow zinc chromate may not even be found on a J2F. Grumman usually used a light gray of their own on things like cowling interiors, Bronze Green in cockpits, and wheel wells were usually painted in the same color as the surrounding surface area, as was standard USN practice through WWII.

The J2F is not covered specifically in this link, but other Grumman types are.

https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/interior-colours-of-us-aircraft-1941-45-part-iii/

 

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  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 12:59 PM

Nice cockpit shot

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 1:31 PM

I'd just be a tad bit cautious about depending upon a museum aircraft as reference for paints. Often times they are restored out of speciations for colors from when they were built.

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • Member since
    March 2022
  • From: Twin cities, MN
Posted by missileman2000 on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 3:13 PM

I remember a time when I worked at McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis.  I also belonged to a chapter of the EAA.  The word got around that a local surplus store had Zinc Chromate primer in spray cans at a really good price.  We wondered if it really was good. 

Turns out MDD receiving had bounced it because the green color was  bit off in color- did not meet spec- everythig else was fine.  I went to store and bought 12 cans!

 

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