Hi All,

I picked up a Phillipson Master G-MF76 as a winter restoration project. It needs to be stripped and repainted. Does anyone have guidance on best paint brand and closest matching color to original? I’ve worn myself out internet searching without any success :-)

Thanks for any info
Ernie

A forum search will turn up >500 posts on painting blanks.

You could have a paint store put your rod under their color scanner. The store might be able to prepare a custom mixed spray can of a matching color. However, in the 50-ish years since your rod was originally painted, the color has likely faded. You might find a less faded section under the reelseat or grip (if your rebuild goes that far).

For that matter, there is no requirement to paint the rod the original color. Use whatever color you wish.

I don't know of any sources for a replacement label.


Tom

Rick’s Rods (http://www.ricksrods.com/) is the current owner of Phillipson, including a bunch of parts and such. Perhaps they can help you with labels, colors, etc?

Don’t recall what that blank looks like with the paint removed. If it was a brown/tobacco color resin (like many Berkley P40’s and Garcia’s) and not white, you might think about simply hand rubbing a few coats of varnish on the blank.

Yea, that's what I was thinking - old glass often looks like tobacco under the paint, and if you strip to that and then hand rub varnish on it they look gorgeous. My 2 cents ....

Someone started striping the top section before I got it so I can see The “brown” under the yellow. I think I attached a photo...

I think I figured out how to make my pictures small enough to insert (finally). I have a friend who owns a body shop hopefully he can match the color for me if I can’t find something in a rattle can.