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Military Paint

muddermilitia said:
This is the paint I used on mine, I got it at a local army/navy store If you find a place to get it online let me know, cause the local store raised their prices and these cans cost me $8 bucks a piece.
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I know of this place Coleman's Military Surplus

one can $4.99 *A $25 charge will be added to your shipping amount for hazardous shipping fees. So order a lot of it CASE $48.00 or a 5-PACK $19.99
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They also have 1 gallon oil based OD for $29.95

http://www.colemans.com/

COLEMAN'S MILITARY SURPLUS LLC
360 Klinger Road, Millersburg, PA 17061
1-888-4-SURPLUS (888-478-7758)
 
77crewcab said:
Cool! and it is holding up well i take it?
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so far, so good. Its been on for nearly a year now and still looks good, although alot of that time it was in the garage getting new suspension and axles.

And someone asked it you can do a rattlecan job that looks good. I think it all depends on how much prep work you do. When I did the front clip of my truck. The fenders were new taiwans that were scuffed down, then sprayed OD and they look awesome!!.

The hood is the original and was sanded to bare steel, then primed, and sprayed OD. It turned out ok but you can see some lines in the paint.
 
If you look at the eBay link there is no mention of additional shipping fees. Maybe "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is a good policy there.

Haz-Mat Fees are for gallon+ containers. It's the same fee for one gallon or 10 gallons. If you buy "4" 1 quart cans or 100 spray cans there is no fee.
 
77crewcab said:
Metro what color/brand is that on the Blazer you posted. Looks kinda like a gloss or semi gloss olive green?
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The guy who owns it is Paul Pappas of Linden, Mi. He won Best of Show Modern: 1985 Chevy M1009 CUCV at the 1st Annual Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple Festival in Hart, Michigan 49420

They are having another one on Sept 14 &15, 2007

This is what I know about WWII OD paint!

Cross References for:
Lusterless Olive Drab, QMC spec 1-173, ES-474b or ORD ES-680*
Arco No. 236-60744
DuPont No. 1070-019
Murphy No. NU-5927
Willey No. 1886

*QMC (Quartermaster Corps) : ORD (Ordnance Dept.)


This the production paint on vehicles that were produced and delivered to the US Military in WWII.

Willys and Ford both used the same color OD paint, #319, throughout the entire production from 1941 to 1945. Documentation in the National Archives, Willys Motors, GMC, White, Mack and Ford data and QMC/ORD publications proves that only one color was used in production. "Lusterless Olive Drab" was the color used on WWII production vehicles; Jeeps, Dodges, Chevy’s, GMCs, Halftracks, Armored Cars, Tanks, etc.

Lusterless paint is somewhere between a Flat paint and a Semi-Gloss paint.
Flat Olive Drab paint actually attracts and holds dirt, hand prints, stains, etc.
Factory WW II Jeep paint was an enamel, although lacquer was a very commonly found type of ‘army surplus’ OD paint after the war.
Field paint was "gasoline soluble", meaning, it came in a concentrated form, and was to be mixed with gasoline to thin and then be applied.
In post-war paint, the 1st digit denotes the gloss factor of the paint. 2 = Flat. 3 = Lusterless. 4 = Gloss
#23070 is a post 1945 to mid-1950's Flat Olive Drab. It is a camouflage Green
#33070 is a post 1945 Semi gloss Olive Drab, and it is not the same as WW II Lusterless Olive Drab.
#33070 is somewhat close to WWII, but it is too gray to be a match for WW II Lusterless Olive Drab.
#33070 - 1941-43 (Early WW11 Darker OD) - FALSE!
#319 - 1944-45 (Late WW11 Lighter OD) - FALSE!
#24087 is Mid 1950's to Post Vietnam Flat Olive Drab
#34087 is Mid 1950's to Post Vietnam lusterless Olive Drab

Olive Drab paint is still available on the web and from dealers; however, there is currently no commercially available paint that is 100% the correct color for WWII Lusterless Olive Drab. Some paint vendors will also tell you that Olive Drab #34087 is the same as WWII Lusterless Olive Drab, but this too is incorrect. #34087 is a post-war color paint and although close, it is not the same color as the WWII #319 paint. Even so, 99% of WWII Jeep restorers paint their jeeps a #34087 Lusterless Olive Drab (Semi Gloss), because; it is pretty close to WWII #319; and because it is more water & stain repellent than #24087 Flat OD.

Most paint shops will be able to either darken or lighten it for you.

 
More info on that BLP paint on eBay. It's acrylic I'm told. Acrylic paint scratches easily and fades. 2 major reasons not to get it:(
 
i have never seen a "paint by numbers" camo truck before. may just be the kid in me but i want to do that to my truck :D
 
Randy92782 said:
i have never seen a "paint by numbers" camo truck before. may just be the kid in me but i want to do that to my truck :D
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Yea I got one from Slosh and I used crayons to color it one day when I was bored in school. TB43-0209: was the book number on his site.
 
bump for updates on your progress?
 
TheBeast_88K5 said:
That looks to be a flat paint, with a clear coat.
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Thats what i was thinkin. Im getting evil thoughts in my head now lol. I REALLY like that

It would be really different with my chrome bumpers and mirrors and the trim. I think it would be pretty sweet.
 
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