I need to order some late war olive drab for a friend to paint his G3L. Which supplier should I go to who will send me paint by post and can you give me a contact number and email if possible. Many thanks, JT

Are you spraying, brushing or want aerosols ?
Where are you in the world?

Just seen this Ebay #281433836843 (they do bigger amounts) @ Doncaster which is my area, so will be seeing them this weekend to find out what the product is, etc.

I'm in the same position of needing paint - still undecided on the colour - not helped by having to wade through endless colour chips to find a RAL/BS number they can mix to.

At least with olive green drab - you cannot go far wrong ....... or can you?

Hi,

I am also looking for a good paint to repaint a WM20 41.

I got the current paint from "DEBEER", which a dealer mixed to match an original sample.

Now, if I want to use a standard color, not a special mix,
Will BS381C 224, Deep Bronze Green be correct?
Does it have a conversion to other paint charts, like "Pantone" or so,
I'm, not sure if all manufacturers has aBS381 reference.
And finally, are "Paints R Us" any good?

http://www.militaryvehiclepaint.co.uk/product_details.php?product_id=61569

Thanks,
Noam.

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Hi,

Trying my luck again..
Has anyone have an idea regarding the last post?...


Thanks!
Noam.

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I am reluctant to advice about paint products as I have had 30 years of heartache and experimenting and mixing to my own desired colours. I have never found a one stop shop for paint and especially nowadays with 'GREEN' issues where the paint must be safe for a child to drink.
However some of the nicest paint I have used in the past has come from Jeep Parts UK. 'FIRWOOD' brand. Which they will send by courier.

http://www.jeeparts.co.uk/Jeeparts/home.php?xid=9aabcb612c7f20bbc2ae24f5f7cc7de9

Lately however I have taken to buying a Polyurethane mat paint from a local autopaint shop 'Rainbow Paint' They recently mixed standard 298 Olive Drab for my ML. But I doubt they'll post anything. Ron

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Ron..'Green issues'...very apt...

Be advised, you should wear ear defenders, goggles and a respirator when talking about paint...and don't forget to mention that it may contain nuts.. ...Ian

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Hi Ron and Ian,

Many thanks !

Yes..
How we all survived childhood with no cellphone attached 24/7,
Zipping from the same bottle with other children,
And even drinking water from a hose in the yard or public garden,
Consume sugared drinks, and what else..
Nowadays it seems that everything should come with a booklet
Of side affect, warnings and precautions...


Noam.

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just to add my two pennith worth,.I have used paints 4 trade to paint both my AFS and WD matchless, the paint is of good quality and they deliver very quickly.Its an enamel paint and I must say the deep bronze green I painted my AFS bike was an exact match and the olive drab was ,well, olive drab !!!
I will shut up now and go and paint my Raliegh runabout !! (don't ask)

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Gordan bennet !!!
This paint thing is annoying.

It seems in Doncaster i am surrounded by paint suppliers/mixers/powder-coaters, actually stuck for choice......

Untill i try and get a colour i like, that is.......

Tried SCC2 - looks too much like a turd and cannot cope with flak from my 'mates'.
Now looking at various Olive-drab's ...... hmmm, looks too U.S.Army.

As the £hw wiull never be very original, will probably paint it Oxford Blue and pretend its an RN bike ?

One thing - is there anything nicer than paint/priming a freshly shot-blasted frame (recommend LSS in Pontefract).... ?

kept me happy for ages - i much prefer brush painting than spraying .......

I thought the Navy used 'Admiralty Blue'...The railings at HMS Drake in Plymouth would provide a colour sample... .It's about the only thing they use it on these days...

I remember back in the 70s seeing the Navy lorries and other vehicles around Plymouth still in the blue..and the Dockyard Police Triumph T140s...I wonder if anyone has one of those?......Ian

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Never any paint issues here........I go to my local auto-paint specialist with a sample (I could walk there in 15 minutes), say I want a paint matching to said sample and suitable for brushing and spraying and dead-flat matt and he does the rest..................

Available from 1 litre upward, reasonable cost and thinners supplied too............

Every decent town has an auto-paint specialist.......I long gave up going to the specialists as too much hassle............the ML was sprayed in paint from the local auto-motive paint supplier matched to a colour sample..........

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Just get the dark olive drab from jeeparts if you want it one shade darker mix a bit of red oxide with it its all a bit try it and see but it is good paint and they will post a lot of the paint on ebay is nato green not really what you want.

Guys .... its not getting the right shade - whatever that is, its finding a colour i can live with -

I still fancy some shade or other SCC2, but as famously having special brown leathers made by Crowtree (to look period vintage) - and consequently seeing myself in Classic-Racer looking like a turd on a triumph/norton/rudge, i guess i'm a bit colour sensative ....?

Seeing your Flea (is it ?)in brown, does make me want to go that direction, a change from green.

Think i will keep mixing and driving local paint provider mad .....
Am getting close to painting the 3HW though - Bondaprima now dry and B25 rebuild now finished.

Actually, when i think about it, Bondaprima when dry, is not far off SCC2 ........