[MRCA] O.D. Paint query

[Robert W Boyd]

Correct, !  Forgot to mention that I used 34079 and I thought, when 
sprayed, it matched the original precisely. If Jeep wants a photo, 
contact me off list, BUT it'll be under fluorescent lighting which will 
throw the colour balance off

Robert


On 11/25/2016 6:12 PM, Chance Wolf wrote:
> Another vote for Gillespie paints. Single component industrial enamel 
> that I've used since the 80s - weathers a lot better than the 
> competition. The main problem with getting your local auto place to 
> mix it up is that it'll be far too glossy out of the can (either as an 
> enamel or more likely a urethane), and when I've had to use a bucket 
> of flattening agent in the past - the colour match suffered 
> accordingly. Mileage-may-vary.
>
> Sent from my iPhone. Probably because I'm outside wrestling wolves.
>
> On Nov 25, 2016, at 3:05 PM, Robert W Boyd via MRCA 
> <mrca at mailman.qth.net <mailto:mrca at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jeep,
>>
>> See this link below from Army Jeep Parts in Bristol, PA. I used the 
>> paint swatches to match and repaint both a GRC-106 and R-392;
>>
>> https://www.armyjeepparts.net/t-GCI_paint.aspx
>>
>> 73, Robert, VE3BE
>>
>>
>> On 11/25/2016 2:45 PM, jeepp wrote:
>>> Yes, that is exactly it!  TNX
>>> Jeep K3HVG
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
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>>> Date: 11/25/16 1:09 PM (GMT-05:00)
>>> To: DSP3 <jeepp at comcast.net>
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>>> Subject: Re: [MRCA] O.D. Paint query
>>>
>>> jeep. i believe the code was 24087 semigloss od from 1957 to 
>>> vietnam. prior was 23070. jeff
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 25, 2016, at 11:02 AM, DSP3 <jeepp at comcast.net 
>>> <mailto:jeepp at comcast.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have an R-392 that looks like it was re-painted with a broom.  
>>>> I've normally simply taken whatever I have to the local automotive 
>>>> paint dealer and had them color and texture match.  That said, they 
>>>> say they can batch paint to the Fed Spec/Fed Strip number.  Does 
>>>> anyone have the spec for the typical semi-gloss OD green used on 
>>>> 50's and 60's Signal Corps equipment, such as the GRC-19 and such?  
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Jeep - K3HVG
>>>>
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