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Post by nccamper on Apr 30, 2015 5:22:28 GMT -8
We are considering paint colors. John recommended the front runner for a darker green. My wife also likes this green. I think it is a common color on Shasta campers. Any idea what it might be?
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 30, 2015 5:53:12 GMT -8
Mint green?
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Post by nccamper on Apr 30, 2015 6:29:26 GMT -8
I was wondering if it was called Seafoam?
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 30, 2015 6:43:23 GMT -8
Yes, that is the name of the color of the new issue in the green. "Seafoam" just conjures up disgusting images in my head having grown up near the Gulf.
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Post by John Palmer on Apr 30, 2015 7:22:00 GMT -8
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Post by nccamper on Apr 30, 2015 8:09:49 GMT -8
John, you Da Man! I wonder if most paint stores can match an old color with the code? SusieQ, I think you're right about the new issue calling it Seafoam. I knew I've seen it someplace recently. So...You Da Girl!
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Post by nccamper on Apr 30, 2015 8:15:04 GMT -8
Seafoam am looks close, but too blue. SusieQ, you are still Da Girl!
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 30, 2015 8:50:10 GMT -8
I like the more subtle tone on the older one.
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 30, 2015 8:52:32 GMT -8
Of course John is spot on!
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Post by nccamper on Apr 30, 2015 9:10:42 GMT -8
Looks close, if not perfect. My wife might give me the thumbs up on this...assuming it can be made.
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 30, 2015 9:20:54 GMT -8
Sherwin Williams can match anything from a sample I would imagine the others can, too.
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Post by nccamper on Apr 30, 2015 10:11:34 GMT -8
Sherwin Williams can match anything from a sample I would imagine the others can, too. Update: A man who says he has been in the paint business over 20 years told me PPG is a Pittsburgh Paint code and Ace doesn't have it in their system. On to Sherwin Williams... "Nope, it is not in our system. We could match it if you had a sample painted you can bring us." On to PPG itself..."That sure is our paint, and our code, but it's automotive paint only. Even though it is our color we have no way to transfer it to another type (cheaper) paint. It will run you about $900 or so." Some days things don't go my way! I have been hand sanding the camper and doing prep for 4 days and the moment of truth on picking a color is coming soon. My wife really likes this color. How can I tell her she can't have it? John, look at the mess you got me in!
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 30, 2015 10:43:27 GMT -8
My thought about using tractor paint was to mix my own colors. Now, I know I don't think like everyone else and it would mean buying a little extra paint. And I do have a little experience with paint colors on a palette. Sometimes, no usually, I wish I had stuck to my original plan.
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Post by John Palmer on Apr 30, 2015 18:45:26 GMT -8
I can't believe how hard you guys make a simple project!
I give you the color, the paint code, the brand of paint, and what do you do......GO TO ACE HARDWARE, and talk to a youngster about fifty year old automotive paint. You need to go to a REAL automotive paint store, and they will have no problem mixing you a couple of quarts to spray half a trailer. PPG and Sherwin Williams have retail house paint stores, and industrial/automotive paint dealers, they carry different types of paint for different applications. Are you going to waste 50% of your paint, why would you buy a gallon when your going to shoot two colors? That paint is not going to cost over a couple of hundred bucks, with hardener and reducer included. The $900 a gallon is B.S., for a single stage, non metallic, non candy color. I would like to know what the exact PPG paint was, that was quoted at $900/Gal.? The most expensive PPG paint I ever purchased was a "water borne" Base coat/Clear coat in Ruby Red @ $500/gal. Red's are the most expensive color (by about 10%) due to the red tint pigment cost.
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Post by nccamper on May 1, 2015 5:16:10 GMT -8
I can't believe how hard you guys make a simple project! I give you the color, the paint code, the brand of paint, and what do you do......GO TO ACE HARDWARE, and talk to a youngster about fifty year old automotive paint. You need to go to a REAL automotive paint store, and they will have no problem mixing you a couple of quarts to spray half a trailer. PPG and Sherwin Williams have retail house paint stores, and industrial/automotive paint dealers, they carry different types of paint for different applications. Are you going to waste 50% of your paint, why would you buy a gallon when your going to shoot two colors? That paint is not going to cost over a couple of hundred bucks, with hardener and reducer included. The $900 a gallon is B.S., for a single stage, non metallic, non candy color. I would like to know what the exact PPG paint was, that was quoted at $900/Gal.? The most expensive PPG paint I ever purchased was a "water borne" Base coat/Clear coat in Ruby Red @ $500/gal. Red's are the most expensive color (by about 10%) due to the red tint pigment cost. $900 was for the complete “system”. They said for their PPG auto paint I would need an etching coat, primer coat and single stage paint with hardener. If I don’t follow their “System” they strongly advise not using their paint. As far as making a simple project complicated is concerned, the first time you do anything it’s complicated. Figuring it out is what makes the project fun. There is nothing more boring than an easy project. Enjoy your day.
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