Typewriter Talk / Olympia SF From 1975 Yugoslavia...

**Posted by Pete E.** 18-2-2024 13:58:59

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**Posted by mikeytap** 18-2-2024 17:48:54

That's pretty close to the green. I'm thinking I make mask off to paint the sides and around the space bar as well as the top.

**Posted by Pete E.** 18-2-2024 18:23:23

I did use gloss paint on one of my "gifted away" machines.

It looked so cheap, I sanded it down a bit and re-painted it, again, with satin paint.

The gloss looked a bit too much like a cheap Reno casino.
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**Posted by Pete E.** 20-2-2024 21:25:35

Re-paint completed. Peel & stick felt under the ribbon cover, tomorrow.
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**Posted by fountainpensplus** 20-2-2024 21:44:28

Pete, I like it much better than the color Olympia Japan did for the Olympiette 2.

**Posted by Pete E.** 21-2-2024 10:38:11

Hi George,

Here is a paint-job that I am probably not brave enough to pull off...
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**Posted by fountainpensplus** 21-2-2024 11:21:28

Hi Pete, The color scheme isn’t one I’d buy but it is definitely hard not to keep looking at it.

**Posted by mikeytap** 23-2-2024 17:21:33

Well, here is my green painted Traveler. It would have looked good on a machine with the white keys and trim but not enough contrast here between the dark gray and green. Oh well.

**Posted by fountainpensplus** 23-2-2024 19:04:54

Hi Mike, I like darker colors and the gray and green look good!

**Posted by mikeytap** 24-2-2024 07:00:18

. . . but a pain in the a@# to mask off. Pete has the right idea to accent paint the tops only.

I chose to remove the logo badges with a razor blade to the underside, and reattached with small blobs of epoxy.