post-war OD 24087 Paint question

[Frank v R]

since we have a good discussion going on paint , I need codes and or gallons of the 2 greens used during the late 70's and 80's in the CF 3 colour cam,

[rob love]

To simulate the Cdn semi gloss olive, I have added a bit of black to the usual mixes of semi-gloss olive. Makes the colour a lot richer. Try adding a little at a time until you get a match that you can live with, keeping track of how much you added, then make up a pint or quart with that ratio.

Frank: We have discussed the two colours of olive many times on this forum already. I have had decent success with using 34070 for the olive, and 383 Carc substitute for the flat green. It won't look right until at least a couple days after the paint job. In the end, those original IRR paints went through a hugh of colour change in service, so if your colours are out a little, they will just look like they have been on there a little too long.

Here is an example of the two green on my MLVW and Jeep (no idea who the kid is in the Jeep....definitely not me).:

[Eric B]

Hello Folks

In my collection i just found another paint instruction dated 1970 which has the three colours:

1970 instructions:
1 - Olive Green 503-321, NSN 8010-21-870-7533
2 - Black 512-301, NSN 8010-21-576-1987
3 - An equal mixture of Slate and Olive Green.
This would make 3 the pea green. Strange they did not specify a particular colour as it is also known to have been provided already mixed from the paint providers.

1975 instructions were:
1 -Olive Green 503-321, NSN 8010-21-870-7533
2 - Black 512-301, NSN 8010-21-576-1987
3 - Green 503-319, NSN 8010-21-576-2558

Both showed the same paint pattern.
Black could be replaced by white for winter use.

So i guess either is correct depending on when the vehicle was painted or repainted.

Unfortunately i am unable to get any of these in flat.

A sample to Home Hardware can be scanned to match but it would be gloss, but still oil based. I know it can be flattened to some extent.

I will be dropping off these samples to Frank Von R. to match for the museums vehicles at some point in time.

Thanks
Eric

[Jes Andersen]

A while coming, but here is the wheel that I had painted with the scanned match from an original panel on my M37. I was looking for something as a close match but this one needs to be darker. I did, however, get a good coating over the epoxy primer and that will slow the rust. The tires are a Michelin knock off that were imported to Vancouver. I'll have to take Rob Love's suggestion and add black to this and see what that looks like.

Did anyone else have any luck with matching the original colour?

[Grant Hopkins]

Hey Jes I've had some semigloss mixed by Cloverdale in their industrial enamel line that may match your original. PM me your address and I will spray a test card and mail it up to you, or if you are down in Victoria/ Sidney sometime soon I can show you the paint on my vehicle.

[Jes Andersen]

Thanks, that would be great. I had an original panel scanned but it turned out more olive than I liked. The original panel is a lot darker and semi gloss. When I purchased this truck at a Crown Assets sale in late 1977, the paint was still decent but beginning to fail. I cleaned it up, shot a coat of primer and a somewhat lighter green enamel over it all. Since I keep stuff a long time, its now due for a major cleanup, body work and paint. While its apart, the brake lines and wiring harness will be replaced. Other than the tires, and a modified combination ball/pintle hitch, its all original.

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