Where do I get military paint for my trailer?

[7081M1102]

Where do I get military paint for my trailer? What is the color code? I have what I call is tan M1102 trailer.

Thanks

 

[7081M1102]

Did a search, found this.

CARC tan 686A......... Sherwin Williams Industrial Coatings has it?

 

[Scar59]

Go to Home Depot and ask for the Federal Color Codes, they have them, they might know they have them, but they do. A lot of paint info here in the forum also.

 

[7081M1102]

Tan 686A is the color?

Also, I found this. It comes in a spray paint can?
http://www.rapcoparts.com/spraypaint.html

 

[Warthog]

Do you want just the tan color paint or do you want the real Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) paint?

This question is covered many many times in the paint Forum and many of the other truck sections.

You can get real CARC paint, fake CARC enamal, house paint, or just about anything you want.

And yes 686 is just a color code for desert tan.

 

[Warthog]

Moved to the paint forum.

 

[7081M1102]

Moved to the paint forum.

Thank you! Sorry....Newbie here

 

[7081M1102]

Do you want just the tan color paint or do you want the real Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) paint?

This question is covered many many times in the paint Forum and many of the other truck sections.

You can get real CARC paint, fake CARC enamal, house paint, or just about anything you want.


And yes 686 is just a color code for desert tan.

I prefer the real CARC. Is this stuff real? I like the idea its spray paint. For touch ups.
http://www.rapcoparts.com/spraypaint.html

 

[Warthog]

I prefer the real CARC. Is this stuff real? I like the idea its spray paint. For touch ups.
http://www.rapcoparts.com/spraypaint.html

No it is not the real stuff. It is enamel paint.

Sherwin Williams Industrial Coating is one of the few that have the real stuff. Plan on about $90 per can.

 

[AceHigh]

I have used a lot of the Rapco paint. It is a CARC substitute, not CARC. They describe it as "[FONT=arial, helvetica]ALL PAINTS ARE GILLESPIE COATINGS,INC. NON ACRYLIC ALKYD ENAMEL!"

Personally I am very happy with the enamel rather than get into using CARC. It may be great, I just am not familiar with it. BTW if you use Rapco and you use a hardener (as I do) it gives it a shiny appearance as opposed to the flat GI CARC paints, but it sure makes it easy to work with and long lasting.
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[7081M1102]

I have used a lot of the Rapco paint. It is a CARC substitute, not CARC. They describe it as "ALL PAINTS ARE GILLESPIE COATINGS,INC. NON ACRYLIC ALKYD ENAMEL!"

Personally I am very happy with the enamel rather than get into using CARC. It may be great, I just am not familiar with it. BTW if you use Rapco and you use a hardener (as I do) it gives it a shiny appearance as opposed to the flat GI CARC paints, but it sure makes it easy to work with and long lasting.

New to these paint terms. Sorry. The enamel is the home depot stuff or no?

 

[Warthog]

Latex Enamel is a water based paint.

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070906143611AAUv4zp

Alkyd Enamel is a oil based paint.

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2052355

Each has its advantages and dis-advantages

 

[SCSG-G4]

For real CARC, you will need an EPA rated paint booth and a haz-mat suit when doing the painting. And you will pay the Haz-Mat fee on each container it is shipped in (IE, add $28-40 to each container/box) and $90 per gallon, vs $28 per gallon of the Behr house paint, available locally. It's your truck, your money, and thus your call - You decide! And as you will find in the paint threads (in many places) it called "Tan 686 CAMO".

 

[KansasBobcat]

I have been pleased with the RAPCO 686. It matches the slightly faded CARC really well on M1101 and M1102 trailers. I wet sand, prime with RAPCO primer, let it dry over night and then spray using can. The green and brown do not match the faded CARC nearly as well when doing the camo.