Info needed: correct colours for WWII Aust vehicles

[Mrs Vampire]

an example of the problems faced.

Three NOS items a hinge a fan Shroud (Ford) an internal panel Chev production

The hinge is KG3 and from late chev production. The Internal panel is KGJ second toning down version and the fan shroud early ford production and appears to be Foliage Green K according to the canberra sample plates.

[Keith Webb]

It's also interesting to compare some of the new old stock parts which were painted in Canada. I'll have to gather some together, a mix of greens, sand and even brown.
By the way I found my two pint tins of khaki paint over the weekend.

[Mike Cecil]

Well spend several days mixing them up from the sludge in the bottom of the cans and slap a couple of strokes onto some flat steel panels, Keith, we are all waiting in anticipation (esp Gina W)!!!!

Good find amongst your 'stuff'..... but what else did you turn up in the 'treasure shed of Unobtainium'?

Back on deck from a very successful trip to WY and MT. Now to knock out something interesting for Richard F & KVE....

Mike

[Keith Webb]

It's OK - Gina collected a tin I gave Euan some time ago and has that with her now. She's probably burnt out several drills with paint stirrers on them by now.

[Mrs Vampire]

Keith are they identical cans to the one Ewen lent me??

I have the paint in the hands of my specialist. On Mixing machine then by hand.
We will make about a dozen plates and pass them on .

We will put some preservative goodies in the paint to extend its life hopefully we will not have to re tin it . The lid is a bit dodgy but it looks like it will open ok .

I have also aquired a couple of tins of KG3 gas detecting paint circa 1943.

Mike sent samples of the 1960s and 1980s KG . They have been spectro'd and are now available from Florite.

Slowly coming together.

[Keith Webb]

Yes, same batch.

They came from Hughes trading back in the 1970s.

Good to hear the paint is being put to good use.

I mixed some back then and painted my BSA pushbike which I still have.

Originally Posted by Gina Vampire

Keith are they identical cans to the one Ewen lent me??

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Gina Vampire

I have also aquired a couple of tins of KG3 gas detecting paint circa 1943.

Is the paint in little "WILLOW" branded cans ? I bought some of those from Aussie disposals for 50 cents each , dated 1943. A peculiar colour , a kind of browny beige , or mud colour . I think the idea was you painted a small square on the outside somewhere . I wonder what they actually put in that paint , it might be a deadly concoction

[Mrs Vampire]

Colour sounds the same Mike but mine are DD and 1944

Below the can a colour patch under artificial light and in direct sunlight the colour chip on a KG3 Colour card all on a late KGj NOS Chev part.

I understand it was used as you describe. My tins also have sand in the paint to give a grainy non slip effect.