Paint Choice

What is a low budget paint to use on a 1947 that looks original?

48willys  Is that Jeep really painted with rattle cans?  That Jeep looks amazing if it was done with rattle cans.

Yup, Item # 7447 gloss khaki. I forget what I used for the rims, I think it was dupli color. I found a little original orange on the back I was able to peel off and take to the store.

No, just madness . Mostly I just worked one section at a time, it wasn't a fast drying paint so it blended in nice. Its just the way it came out of the can, haven't even waxed it yet. It was the only way I would have ever got it done, work on it a little after I got off work every day. I did spray the underside of the tub though, it was way to light to match but I don't think anyone ever notices but me.

Edited by 48willys - 24 Feb. 2017 at 3:01pm

48Willys,

Nason is a cheaper brand by Du Pont, they have a listing for Pasture Green.

I used it on 14605 and its seems ok. Its a 2Pak type, hard as hell, but chips easier.....

Adrian

48willys wrote: JeepFever wrote: Did you use one of can attachments to make it easier,   or have a very sore trigger-finger at the end?   I tried one of those for the larger spots but had trouble getting the thing to work very well, it was really cheaply made. The trigger finger did get sore lol.

A trick I learned was to warm the cans of paint if you at working in cool weather. A few minutes in the warm sink water makes them work better

Eastwood (google it) sells single stage urethane by the gallon for about $120 a gallon and that includes the activator. Shipping was about $17. The color choices are somewhat limited. "Ol Red" was painted with 1968 Corvette Rally Red...I'll have to see if the Corvette paint make the old girl go faster when I get it on the road later this year. Rally Red was the closest I could come to Harvard Red and it is a little more orange than it could be for a match. Close enough for my taste though. I would like to eventually paint the wheels with what ever combination went with Harvard Red, but I don't know what that was. I'm sure someone on here would know...

Single stage urethane painted a little different than some paints I have used and took a little bit to get used to get a good finish. I had to reshoot some of my early work on the grille, but I did do a lot of practice on the bottom of the tub to gain experience and every thing went pretty good after that.

Mark W. wrote: Eastwood paint is reported to be repackaged Kirker. As is the paint Summit racing sells under its brand name By buying Kirker directly from some one like Autobody Tool Mart you avoid the markup. here is a sample of the colors they offer

I see that Autobody Tool Mart sells the paint for $91.99 and you buy the quart of activator for $24.99. Total = $117.00.

Not much difference from $120...I think on my initial Eastwood order I had a 10% off coupon. Saved roughly $12.00 on the first order...