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collor of zimmerit
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Kristianstads, Sweden
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Posted: Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 07:01 AM UTC
Someone that knows the colour on zimmerit, was it gray as cement or coloured in yellow, perhaps someone else colour?
Sometimes must zimmeriten been visible during the yellow colour, at hits of grenades, machine-gun fire etc.
Xrim01
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Norrbotten, Sweden
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Posted: Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 07:49 AM UTC
Zimmerit has 15% Ocra in it som it should should be yellowish...
kevinb120
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Posted: Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 09:04 AM UTC
I think its almost like stucco. Just an off-white paste that's pretty much a super-hard spackling.
GeraldOwens
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Posted: Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 07:00 PM UTC

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Someone that knows the colour on zimmerit, was it gray as cement or coloured in yellow, perhaps someone else colour?
Sometimes must zimmeriten been visible during the yellow colour, at hits of grenades, machine-gun fire etc.

It was made from zinc sulphide, barium sulphate, polyvinyl acetate (glue), sawdust and yellow ochre pigment. Surviving samples have been described as a pinkish beige.
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Kristianstads, Sweden
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Posted: Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 06:09 AM UTC
Thanks guys

I paint with light yellow ochre, , perhaps with a small drop red in.
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