wsucougarx
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Ok guys, seems the Behr paint is really taking off on many projects. To date I've painted my '68 M35A2, '88 M109A3, MEP-006a w/ M200a1. I thought I'd start this thread so all of the Behr paint guys can show each other and other's our projects. I was a bit leary to use a "household" paint on my MV. At first it didn't seem right. I'm one of those purist MV operators that want to keep my trucks as military as possible. To put a civilian HOUSEHOLD paint on my truck seemed like a sin. However, when I saw the end product I was convinced this was the best paint for my projects. Rather than being a military paint it does afford the ability of a military look to the paint. Not only in color but in the texture and more importantly the flatness.
Why do I use Behr paint?
-Easily accessible (Home Depot)
-Very inexpensive (I pay $22/gallon w/military discount)
-Consistent color match with formula
-Ease of application (Wagner airless sprayer from Home Depot for me
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-CARC-like flatness
-CARC-like texture, it'll take skin off your knuckles...no joke
-CARC like hardness, hammer drop test was successful
-Water based
-Easy clean up
-About the safest paint to use as far as toxicity
I've tried CARC subst Gillespie Paint from RAPCO and was not at all happy with the "flatness" of the paint. It seemed more like a satin finish rather than flat. Don't get me wrong I do like the Gillespie paint but would be more fitting for the gloss type finishes.
On my 109, I made the mistake of trying to go over the black with rattle cans on the van;-(
**** Here the sticky in the Paint and Bodywork forum ****
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?116608-Paint-Information-(Codes-and-Sources)
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Why do I use Behr paint?
-Easily accessible (Home Depot)
-Very inexpensive (I pay $22/gallon w/military discount)
-Consistent color match with formula
-Ease of application (Wagner airless sprayer from Home Depot for me
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-CARC-like flatness
-CARC-like texture, it'll take skin off your knuckles...no joke
-CARC like hardness, hammer drop test was successful
-Water based
-Easy clean up
-About the safest paint to use as far as toxicity
I've tried CARC subst Gillespie Paint from RAPCO and was not at all happy with the "flatness" of the paint. It seemed more like a satin finish rather than flat. Don't get me wrong I do like the Gillespie paint but would be more fitting for the gloss type finishes.
On my 109, I made the mistake of trying to go over the black with rattle cans on the van;-(
**** Here the sticky in the Paint and Bodywork forum ****
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?116608-Paint-Information-(Codes-and-Sources)
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