I am losing track of the colors being used. Which brown is this? I like it a lot.It finally got still and got it finished a lot of up and down the ladder
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I am losing track of the colors being used. Which brown is this? I like it a lot.It finally got still and got it finished a lot of up and down the ladder
That would be Vietnam era OD 24087 code for home depot paintI am losing track of the colors being used. Which brown is this? I like it a lot.
Our trucks have one year of Vegas summer sun and approaching our second (already hitting 100 degrees) and the paint still looks like we just sprayed it. No flaking, peeling or lifting.Bump... How is the Latex paint holding up? Thinking of painting my M101A2 in the next month and will probably be using Sherwin Williams. One of the SW shops is 2 miles down the road. I plan on using a HVLP spray gun and using floetrol. I am looking for a smoother finish than the CARC finish that is on the trailer now.
What about the porch and patio paint that someone mentioned?? Are there any advantages to Porch and Patio paint over regular exterior Latex house paint?
Thanks
Jeff
HOLY COW Ron, that will sure get folks' attention!Our trucks have one year of Vegas summer sun and approaching our second (already hitting 100 degrees) and the paint still looks like we just sprayed it. No flaking, peeling or lifting.
BTW, here is another truck that we just recently finished for a new location that we are opening. I know the color scheme will horrify some of you but this one and the other comms trucks are for the COD and MW gamer crowd. The tires/rims still need cleaning and painting but you can see where we are going. The other comms truck in the back will be getting the subdued camouflage pattern without the blue colors.
HOLY COW Ron, that will sure get folks' attention!
BTW, what part of town is the "new location" at?
It's directly behind Circus Circus on Industrial Road and Circus Circus Drive. We have a little over 5 acres of property that is being transformed into a FOB with various periods of US military history. Employees will be required to keep military fitness and grooming standards because they are being hired as actors and will be in uniform while at work. Uniforms will vary from WWII, Vietnam and the GWOT with not only US personnel, but also in ALLIED/COALITION uniforms.
You are more than welcome to drive onto the property Monday through Friday while are the construction workers are onsite. We have 12 Deuces, two GPW's, one M-151, one WC-53, one HMWWV and a Huey UH-1C.
All of the vehicles have been painted with Lowe's or Home Depot paint and it's held up and looks SO close to the original.
I was wondering how I was going to get those lines tightened up. I had thought to thin the paint some more and use a detail gun. Do you think the HVLP gun just isn't capable of atomizing the paint good enough?My paint job is camo and I couldn't get tight lines with my HVLP spray fan, so I used a conventional gravity cup gun to do the edges after filling in the field with the HVLP.
As far as my gun goes, the paint is too atomized, ie: the spray fan is wide and hard to focus. Usually that is a good thing because I'm typically shooting lacquer and you want it to blend so you need a lot of overlap. If you have a detail gun that would probably work great. I laid out the camo pattern from the TM with a sharpie and painted the lines. I found it was pretty easy to come back with the other color if you are not happy with a particular line and it didn't get streaky so touch ups weren't a problem.I was wondering how I was going to get those lines tightened up. I had thought to thin the paint some more and use a detail gun. Do you think the HVLP gun just isn't capable of atomizing the paint good enough?
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