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King of Diamonds color question

By perryd

5 years ago



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#1 5 years ago

I am restoring a Gottlieb King of Diamonds Cab and was curious on what the actual Red/Orange and Yellow/Gold colors are supposed to be. I know on my cabinet the diamonds were orangish/red and the yellow more a dull golden yellow.

But from photos from the web, I have seen everything from Banner red for Diamonds to Bright Orange and for the yellows, I have seen everything from sunny yellow to Marigold Yellow.

Anyone tips on what the actual colors were originally??

thanks
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#2 5 years ago

I use Montana White Chili and Montana White Sunflower (Montana White series is their gloss)

https://www.dickblick.com/products/montana-white-spray-paints/

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#3 5 years ago

I’ve seen a couple of repainted King of Diamonds where the yellow was too strong and bright. A golden yellow hue is much more flattering. Ken’s choice here is a pleasing option.

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#4 5 years ago

Oh Oh. I used a lot more of a yellow. I use krylons for the colors and have custom mixed enamel for the white base color. I went with the yellow after examining several photos. I cant understand why I got the yellow instead of much more of a gold. Shoot, this pisses me off, and the game is all done waiting to be picked up too.

#5 5 years ago

Lotsa black and white...
Oh wait, i may have misread that -

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