I've found a tan paint as primer
Hi Lauren
I've found a layer of tan paint on some parts on my 1942 Pattern 13 C60S not as an overall paint that would indicate that the truck had been painted that color, but rather as individual parts painted with a layer of tan. See if you find the tan on several major body panels that would suggest an overall paint job.
There are several explanations for different parts having different color strata that may not match. Military over haul or repair work where parts are mixed from several vehicles. The second is that I have heard is that when painting/priming parts they used what ever paint was handy.
In the process of overhauling my HUP which never went through a military overhaul, because it was never issued to the military, I have still found a wide variety of colors as undercoat/primer. It is also clear that not all parts were painted with a primer at all. On the HUP I've found as the bottom layer of paint, Olive Drab (as in the greenish OD) Olive Drab (flat brownish OD), black, gray, and reddish (sometimes called Red Lead).
My C60S had clearly had at least two if not three complete overall paint jobs. The last looking like it had been done with a brush, on top of the top most layer was the NATO stenciling.
It will be interesting to hear what you find and where on the truck you find it.
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