Matt Paint availability?

[r.morrison]

Okay....I'm going to wade into thing paint "thing" one last time. I am a commercial painting contractor in Vancouver and I deal with all the major Suppliers and Manufacturers across Canada. I have been in the "game" for over 35 years, have created paint that was never invented before and even had my own line of paint in the film and theatre industry....the best in North America! AND it still being sold and used today throughout Canada, and God knows, the rest of the world.
So that said....I do have a wee bit of experience in the paint game.
Now, I will attempt to see what I can come up with for the "Matt Man" and the infamous "Terracotta Warrior" of the outer reaches of the planet "Hammond Barn". The one thing that all should pay heed to was the advise given to the Hammond Barn Wizard by the CTC Soldier was: "bring your wife in to select what shade of Terracotta....SHE REALLY WANTS! The best advice ever! Saved many a marriage!
And as far as water based products going over oil based products, they have remedied that with waterborne enamels and water/oil based paint bases. And like any project to be painted ...some sanding HAS to be done. Be it decks or vehicles. Sorry Bob!
AND on top of that now....I'll see if I can get you wholesale prices, although not CTC.

Robert

PS: Now speaking of paint.....I still have just over 4500 spray cans/rattle cans of paint to sell. 3 for 10 bucks plus shipping. You can check Craig's List Vancouver and type in 'Spray Paint Cans" and check out the entry of "Spray Paint Blowout" to see whats in stock.

Cheers ....Robert

[Jim Burrill]

Here in the States Martin -Senor sells pint cans of flattening agent. This is added to their gloss automotive paints. You have to do trial and error though to get the amount right.

We used this on the Humber A/C a few years ago. We didn't want dead flat. A very slight gloss to make a good water seal.
http://www.martinsenour-autopaint.com/products/

[Jordan Baker]

This is the McDonald and White SCC2 paint. It's labeled as an industrial enamel. But the label with the paint code says it's acrylic enamel. It is dead flat, dries quickly and covers well. It does need a good primer under it otherwise water will wick through it.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

This is the McDonald and White SCC2 paint. It's labeled as an industrial enamel. But the label with the paint code says it's acrylic enamel. It is dead flat, dries quickly and covers well. It does need a good primer under it otherwise water will wick through it.

I hope you stocked up. I was in Windsor last weekend only to discover McDonald & White no longer sells that paint (new government regulations) and why I started this thread. It's disappointing...Geoff Bottoms had them match it from one of my original SCC2 parts and it was a great matt paint in the right colour for the right price.

[Jordan Baker]

Yup I stocked up a number of years ago with KG#3 and SCC2.

I'm wondering if we would be able to convince the people who make the jeep colours to make some Cnd colours?

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

I'm wondering if we would be able to convince the people who make the jeep colours to make some Cnd colours?

I talked with Mark from Rapcoparts at one of the conventions about this. He said that with a minimum 50 gallon order, he would make up whatever colour in the Gillespie paint that we wanted.

Wouldn't it be nice if POR-15 company figured out there are 10,000 collectors who would use their product as a base coat if they made it in either khaki or semi gloss olive green.

[r.morrison]

Rob....It's not the problem of getting the paint made....it's deciding on what all of us agree on is the right shade of "olive drab green"!

My 2 cents! Robert