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Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering
At every militaria fair I come across premixed MV paints in both spraycans and tins. They all seem to come from the same source and are only marked "Mix1", "Mat1" etc. I don't know who actually makes them, but I know for a fact that Jeep Mons in Belgium sells them. I used Mix1 for my parabike because I had a few cans in the garage and because Normandy was coming up quickly. I was actually very happy with the colour in the end, although I have to admit that I used an extra coat of matt varnish, which is actually somewhere in between matt and satin.
Anyway, apart from the Olive Drab-ish paint, there also is a tan and one or more tones of brown. Does anyone know if any of these paints come close to SCC 2? and what about Khaki green 3? anyone used these paints on a British or Canadian MV?
The reason I ask is because you can obtain these paints quite easily and they are reasonably priced.
Don't get me wrong, I want the " right" colour for my C8, but it just makes it a lot easier if you don't have to go to the paint shop over and over again until they got the correct satin-matt finish, the right colour or if you didn't order the correct amount. Believe me, I have had both very good and very bad experience with paint shops and colour matched spraycans in particular.
Alex
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G'day Alex and Hanno plus others who contribute to this thread. I would like to ask a question concerning paint. On the identification plate of my Chevrolet Holden assembled truck it notes the colour as Khaki. Apparently from information off this and other threads on MLU there are differnt forms of Khaki. Does any one have the mixing instructions - proportions of colours which I could take into a panel beater or paint supply and ask them to mix up the right colour for me. Also could any one let me know what type of Khaki my truck was painted? I know the painting stage is a way off at the moment however this would be good information to have now. A photo of my truck is attached - well hopefully
Kind Regards
Lionel