Need help matching paint
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Need help matching paint
Anybody know of a brand and color to match the underside wing color of a spinach 109? Thanx for any info.
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Home depot, tell them to match it, in a sample, ask for glidden-eggshell, use a spunge or airbrush, it the spot is small and you a good use a brush, light strokes.
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Good info, Thanx Jnewboy. I've admired your work.
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Re: Need help matching paint
I actually have better luck using Lowes paint.
I got a perfect match for my Pavehawk projects.
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I got a perfect match for my Pavehawk projects.
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Very good info from the masters , Thanx again
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I learned it from the real master! Pickelhaube!
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I'll vouch for the Lowe's paint matching! Again, a tip also picked up from Pickelhaube. I did it once to match the paint between the PH Humvee turret and 21c Humvee (see below). It works very well and you will give you a ton of paint for less than the cost of a bottle of regular model paint
The only downside is that you get this sort of quizzical look from the guy at the paint counter...
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The only downside is that you get this sort of quizzical look from the guy at the paint counter...
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quote]The only downside is that you get this sort of quizzical look from the guy at the paint counter...[/quote] I'm sure, especially if it's a German plane your bringing in. Luckily my swazi's are'nt applied yet. Never know who might be offended.
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Any particular type or brand you get at Lowes?
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YT wrote:Any particular type or brand you get at Lowes?
Look into this post I think is it is Valspar. Semi gloss. I think that the semi gloss works better than the flat.
The flat is too grainy or rough. The semi gloss went down nice and smooth. Then hit it after a couple of days with the dull coat and it is almost a perfect match
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Thanks!
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I ask for "eggshell" its right between Flat and Semi-gloss