Gary is spot on, though I have found Bunnings will do a sample pot in acrylic or enamel - I had a sample pot of Tak Green PRECISELY matched in enamel, and it cost me $10.
Then you need to spray it - a brush vs spry (factory) sticks out like danglies on a dog. DO NOT HAND PAINT! I have air brushes and sprayers, so that is easy for me, but if you don't, it would be best to invest in a DIY spray top (available at Supercheap auto for about $20 - fill the glass reservoir, attach the compressed can spray unit on top, spray).
Or, if you can find a good auto-colour guy, have him make up a rattle can for you. Local guy here made me up a precise AstroPhysics Corvette white can, matched to the UV fading of a 30 year old scope. Supercheap will also make you one up, but you'd need the paint code.
I think repainting an HEQ5 is a great idea - the plastic parts (esp. the front cover) look so different to the cast metal white that redoing it entirely evens it all out. Otherwise, it's cream and white hodgepodge.
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