MGC
Scrapmaker
I am looking for Grey/Green Chestnut Prospector paint or a way to approximate it myself.
I have read through scores of related threads on this site. 4 or 5 different green paint variations have been discussed. Only one of them, a paint that is more grey than green, resembles the correct original color.
Kirby does not offer anything that closely resembles the correct color. I know that they will attempt to color match but it has not been my experience that they can even after several tries. I suppose I should call and ask if they offer it as a custom color but truthfully, I do not enjoy using Kirby paint.
Ideally, if anyone has a recipe to mix Epifanes to achieve a close color, that would be a golden ticket. Can I add Pearl Grey to Light Green and get there? Has anyone tried to make such a blend? I have several Chestnuts to paint so a bit of extra paint would not present a problem.
Mike Elliot offers a Chestnut paint recipe that seems correct but the paint is from Home Hardware. Does anyone have any experience with that paint and how well it holds up? I could shoot across the bridge to Cornwall this summer if it comes to that.
Is there promise in a recipe Doug Ingraham offered and attributed to Kirby?
The color looks close:
CIL Marine Enamel medium tint base 337280
BLK 1P23
YOX 1P35
TBL 1P3
White 0P2+
Add more to the challenge, here is one attributed to Doug that is not the same as the one he attributes to Kirby.
CIL base #337290, use in the 41 pail
BLK 0p58
YOX 3p2
TBL 0P42
WHT 4p12
A search on those base paints leads to the related WCHA discussions….
This has been discussed for years but I still do not see a clear way to get to the color I want.
I have read through scores of related threads on this site. 4 or 5 different green paint variations have been discussed. Only one of them, a paint that is more grey than green, resembles the correct original color.
Kirby does not offer anything that closely resembles the correct color. I know that they will attempt to color match but it has not been my experience that they can even after several tries. I suppose I should call and ask if they offer it as a custom color but truthfully, I do not enjoy using Kirby paint.
Ideally, if anyone has a recipe to mix Epifanes to achieve a close color, that would be a golden ticket. Can I add Pearl Grey to Light Green and get there? Has anyone tried to make such a blend? I have several Chestnuts to paint so a bit of extra paint would not present a problem.
Mike Elliot offers a Chestnut paint recipe that seems correct but the paint is from Home Hardware. Does anyone have any experience with that paint and how well it holds up? I could shoot across the bridge to Cornwall this summer if it comes to that.
Is there promise in a recipe Doug Ingraham offered and attributed to Kirby?
The color looks close:
CIL Marine Enamel medium tint base 337280
BLK 1P23
YOX 1P35
TBL 1P3
White 0P2+
Add more to the challenge, here is one attributed to Doug that is not the same as the one he attributes to Kirby.
CIL base #337290, use in the 41 pail
BLK 0p58
YOX 3p2
TBL 0P42
WHT 4p12
A search on those base paints leads to the related WCHA discussions….
This has been discussed for years but I still do not see a clear way to get to the color I want.