Todd Murray wrote:
From: Todd Murray <tmurray@...>
At 04:01 PM 6/22/99 -0500, you wrote:
From: Merl <hollowel@...>
- Military paint is cheap. $30 per gallon. In effect I can buy 3-5
gallons of this stuff for the price of one gallon of "normal" paint.
- Intended use. I intend to take this thing into the bush and I'm
not going to baby it. Being able to use a matching color rattle can
to make the latest scratch or scrape less noticeable or less prone to
rust really appeals to my cheesier nature. (The military colors come
in matching rattle cans, the Gilespe brand has a very good match with
the color that comes by the gallon.)
Painting my Wagon is pretty far down the list, but you've got me intrigued
with the idea of using Military paint. Where can I buy it?
Just about any military surplus or supply dealer. See
they carry the Arove brand,
you can also find the Gillespe brand at other places (I got mine from
Rapco).
What colors does it come in?
Mostly greens, browns, etc. Military colors. It wouldn't surprise
me if you could get military colors in gloss, Mark Johnson told me
that some 60's MVs had glossy paint but I don't have any personal
knowledge of the glossy stuff.
Is it enamel?
Yes.
Can you describe how you mix and spray the stuff?
The guy at Rapco where I bought it recommended thinning with
20% xzylene or toluline depending on the weather (when its hot
use whichever one doesn't evaporate as fast). I've been thinning
with xzylene. I've been spraying it with a knockoff HVLP gun
from Harbor Freight, I get the xzylene from Home Depot, and
clean up with normal paint thinner.
The only thing I don't like about it is that it takes a while to
cure completely. The guy at Rapco and others have told me it takes
4-5 months to *fully* cure, though you're able to handle it
without problems within 24 hours or less.
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