Looking for Earth Red & Earth Yellow

[Desert Deuce]

Hi,

I have been considering painting my truck in the 4 color MERDC Desert red camo. I can't find anyone carrying Earth Red-30117 or Earth Yellow-30257. I've found Sand-30277 and black.

My truck is curently in 4 color MERDC Desert Gray, If I repaint in desert gray I'll need Sand, Earth Yellow, Field Drab & Black. In this case I'll only need to find Earth Yellow.

I also like NATO camo as well but, would prefer to do one of the MERDC schemes.

Does anyone have any info on these colors? Where I might find them?

Take care,

 

[red devils dude]

Hey I need some Earth Yellow too about the only place that has it in stock is RAPCOhttp://www.rapcoparts.com/manuals.html
the paint is called Gillespie and it's a non Acrylic Alkyd Enamel and the other choice is called
Aervoehttp://www.aervoe.com/aervoe/shopping/aervoe_PaintsCoatings_detail.asp?ID=6
it's a styrene/Acrylic Modified Alkyd and you can find it at a lot of place's so look around.

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Mark Dodd usually has the earth red and yellow in stock. I agree, I too like the MERDC patterns.

 

[Desert Deuce]

I spoke with Mark Dodd (Rapco) today. Unfortunately he does not carry earth red or earth yellow. He said the only option he knows of is Aervoe which he said is not UV stable.

I PM'd Bjorn last night as well because he uses earth yellow, his response is below:

Aervoe has the colors, but they don't stand up well in the sun, turn kind of pink.
What I couldn't get from Gilespie, I got from a local Sherwin Williams store. I brought a can of Aervoe (they do make accurate colors) and used it as a sample for the paint store to copy/blend in an oil based semi gloss.
Gillespie has the "Sand" and "Field Drab" that I use and Aervoe supplied the color sample for "Earth Yellow".

I'm leaning toward MERDC Desert Grey, I'm learning that the color my truck is now painted is somewhat rare (other than some others from the same outfit that recently sold at Pt. Hueneme). Area 52 has one as well.

Take care,

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Wow, I used to get those colors from him at the shows all the time. Must be downsizing. I agree with the statement about Aervoe, didn't last a few months before it turned pink on my old M1009, and even turned on some of the vehicles that were stored indoors.

 

[devilman96]

Try FSC, they supply the current Mil Specs to the government... I talked to them yesterday about getting 5 gallons for my truck. Its NOT cheap paint but they have one of (if not the only) Mil Spec catalyzed color systems available.

http://www.fsccoatings.com/fsccoatings/contentframe.asp

 

[red devils dude]

hold on I need some earth yellow, let me make some calls see what I can come up with.
P.S. the Aervoe non UV stable thing looks to be from improper thinner use.

 

[Desert Deuce]

I also spoke with the product manager, Kieran, at Aervoe today as well, they are aware of the issue and are curently running a series of tests to try to duplicate the problem. They have not been able to duplicate either in direct sunlight for months or under constant high intensitiy lights. I told them what I had heard as well. They want to know what colors were used as well as batch & code numbers. If any can provide this info, I will pass it on. They seem truely interested in working to fix their problem.

 

[red devils dude]

I'm waiting to hear back from Army Jeep Parts to see if they have Gillespie in earth yellow and I'm looking
for CARC in earth yellow if all else fails PPG has a line of paint they can mix to MIL STD color's.

 

[cranetruck]

Kevin,
The image below should give you an idea about the change to pink.
As you view the picture, the right edge of the bumper was sprayed at Aberdeen in May of 2004. The left side is from the Sherwin Williams blend painted a month earlier. A sample from a different Aervoe spray-can was used for the blend.
The picture was taken about 18 months after the paint was applied.
Images below are from the actual spray-can used, I still have it.

Note: The 5-ton filter is not attached, just tinkering.

 

[Dieselsmoke]

P.S. the Aervoe non UV stable thing looks to be from improper thinner use.

Oh, OK, so we're not supposed to follow their reccomendations then

 

[red devils dude]

it's just what the company told me and mangus580(on mangus580's part I think that's what he said) I think I'm
just going to use CARC.

 

[red devils dude]

you can get it here http://www.ncpcoatings.com/products/index.php?pageid=48 it's real CARC
but hopefully not that hard to use I'm looking useing CARC to do my truck.