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I bought a used Harrison heater and defroster blower of the type shown in the 1940 Chevrolet accessories catalog. Under the defroster blower on the heater casing are remnants of the original brown wrinkle finsh paint. Does anyone know of a source for wrinkle finish paint in a brown that approximates the original color? The defroster blower motor and housing appears to have been finshed in a smooth brown paint.
Mark Yeamans
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Check with Chev's of the 40s. They carry some odd paints in a 'rattle-can'.  
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Grainger handles KENNEDY cabinet products and they have a spray bomb of brown wrinkle finish paint that looks identical. As with all wrinkle paint follow the directions to the tee, the correct heat application makes all the difference.
Mike
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Mark,
I've had a fair amount of experience with brown wrinkle paint because I have a 37 1/2 ton on which I re-did the interior. Jim Carter and Chevs of the 40s sell some that needs to be heated afterwards with hairdryers or other such--and they never wrinkle consistently. Eastwood used to have a great aerosol, but now they only carry it in black. I was recently working on restoring a 1938 Chevy heater for my 38 coupe; the original paint on the heater was in very good condition. It was a textured/wrinkle brown, much like that of the interior of my 37 1/2 ton. Unfortunately, there were a few spots that needed touched up badly. I happened one day to be in my local Menards, and saw the Rustoleum display. They have some fairly new products and one is called "Rustoleum Multicolored Textured"; one of the colors, "Autumn Brown [223523]," looked pretty close to the Chevy color that I needed. I figured it was worth the $4 for the can. When I tried it on a scrap piece of metal at home, I was pleasantly surprised how close it was to the original brown wrinkle on my original heater, both in color and texture. It might be just a hair lighter/brighter than the original, but it's pretty darn close. I redid the heater with 2-3 coats, and it came out beautifully. When I need to redo the interior of my 37 cab, I'll go with this product. I hope this helps.
Yours,
Jim
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I have used the black wrinkle paint as a base. I then have painted over It with the correct brown color. It has always turned out very well.
Richard
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