Title: Color code
Post by: Willo on July 10, 2006, 07:27:58 AM
Post by: Willo on July 10, 2006, 07:27:58 AM
Anyone know what color the yellow is on celtracs code would be great? 
Title: cletrac orange
Post by: walter hudson on July 11, 2006, 01:11:15 AM
Post by: walter hudson on July 11, 2006, 01:11:15 AM
the old Dupont # is 661-017g ,napa (martin senor)# mse 039a ,53a-1952,or 99L-1952.
Walter
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Post by: Blake Malkamaki on July 11, 2006, 03:43:04 AM
Post by: Blake Malkamaki on July 11, 2006, 03:43:04 AM
What kind of paint are those Walter? When I painted my Cletrac years ago, Martin Senior did not have the color in acrylic enamel, so the paint faded after a few years. I'd like to get it in acrylic or base coat - clear coat, so it will not fade.
Title: color codes
Post by: walter hudson on July 11, 2006, 07:25:38 AM
Post by: walter hudson on July 11, 2006, 07:25:38 AM
The Dupont code 661-017g and Napa mse 039a are equipment enamel numbers which are air dry enamels that do not use a catalyst.They will fade fairly quick . Napa offers two types of automotive grades of enamel. 53a-1952 is an alkalyd enamel and uses an hardener. The next is 99L-1952 which is a good grade of enamel which and uses a hardener. this is what I use and it will hold up for years , but it is rather expensive . Dupont offers a good grade of enamel .there line is called Centrari . I have some ten year old paint jobs which still shine like new. I dont use base clear on tractors much but most any acrylic enamel code can be mixed in base/clear .It just changes the prefix of the code.
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Post by: mikegt4 on July 11, 2006, 08:12:21 PM
Post by: mikegt4 on July 11, 2006, 08:12:21 PM
Walter, I have often noticed in your photo album (very nice work by the way) that some of your yellows have an almost golden tone such as the BSGH while the OC4 has a pale yellow (post-it notes!). Which paint codes, systems or techniques did you use to get each result?
I currently have my Oliver Supper 55 diesel completely apart and will be painting it soon. Any suggestions as to painting parts seperately, after assembly or some combination such as prime & one color coat before assembly and finish painting after assembly?
It would be easy to turn it over to my son who is a trained auto collision repair tech, but he won't touch anything that isn't a custom Honda ricer.
I currently have my Oliver Supper 55 diesel completely apart and will be painting it soon. Any suggestions as to painting parts seperately, after assembly or some combination such as prime & one color coat before assembly and finish painting after assembly?
It would be easy to turn it over to my son who is a trained auto collision repair tech, but he won't touch anything that isn't a custom Honda ricer.
Title: color codes
Post by: walter hudson on July 11, 2006, 09:48:15 PM
Post by: walter hudson on July 11, 2006, 09:48:15 PM
a lot of the difference you see is in the lighting . indoor vs. outdoor and the clarity of the picture. A good example is Cletrac orange ,inside it will look orange and outside it will look closer to a yellow. when using automotive grade paints with hardeners you will need to put all coats of paint on within a few hours. I generally paint everything that I can get to easily at once and then paint everything else seperately .the more you paint disassembled the better the end result.The more months that you spend preping to paint the better the job. It is like the foundation of a building if it is not right nothing else matters .
Good luck
Walter
Good luck
Walter