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Take a sample of the color you want to an automotive paint store. I use Car Color, A PPG dealer, in Columbus, Georgia. They can mix the color and then add as much "flattener" as you want. You might hear the term "semi-gloss" or "semi-flat". Both are similar.
Welcome to the site. Here are a couple of M37 sites you might be interested in:
M37 Registry at: http://www.g741.org/PHPBB/index.php
Rick Larsen stencils: http://militarystencils.com/default.asp
http://www.g741.org/
http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Ahl/M37.htm...
You indicated you were "reasonably fit". Here is the Marine Corps physical fitness requirements:
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marines/l/blfitmale.htm
MINIMUM requirements:
3 pull ups from a dead hang (I'll bet you have difficulty)
50 crunches in 2 minutes (sit-ups)
3 mile run in 28 minutes...
I did the Route 66 thing in a Corvette back in 1965 (no air conditioning) with a wife and 2 year old. Drove across the desert at night while it was cool. 8) Fort Ord, California to Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
If someone else needs the manuals, they can be found on two (2) different sites. You will find them here:
http://www.pedros.cz/
http://www.scottie4442.net/mv/mutt/m151doc.html
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