Chestnut Colors

[greatlakes]

Does anyone know of a source for the original colors used by the Chestnut Canoe Co?

Thank you in advance.

Frank

 

[Ric Altfather]

Kirby Paint

I don't know of anyone that handle specific Chestnut paint but Kirby's can match any thing you want. I have no connection with them other than being a customer and their service is excellent!

Thry their site:

http://www.kirbypaint.com

Ric

 

[Blue Viking]

Hi Frank;
Just out of curiosity!....What was the color of your chestnut when you got it. I am going to be canvassing and painting mine as soon as the spring heat arrives and mine was the original red that had faded to an orange color. If I am not mistaken, someone in Canada, a while ago, sent a reply to my question about original colors...Must be someone out there that can jump in. Hope so!...I dont think I want a red canoe so would love to have some idea of their original colors.

 

[Fitz]

Greens

Here is an old post on Chestnut Colors.

http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=340&highlight=Gray+Green

 

[Douglas Ingram]

This may be of some help for anyone trying to get an "authentic" Chestnut green.

Its a can of paint prepareded specifically for the Chestnut Canoe co. So, its the actual paint that was used. Once I get further into this current project, a new canoe that is to have this colour, I can post the colour formula. This canoe is for a client that had this can of paint, its his can and he'll probably want it back.

I thought that I could post the images right now, but I'm running out of time and I have to reduce the file size! I'll get it up later. Sorry.

 

[Douglas Ingram]

OK, here are the photos. The second photo has a sheet of white paper that the desperate can use to reference off of.

 

[Martin Dumas]

Headwaters Canoes sell Matchless paint, according to their web site (see under Price and Parts). They also have some of the original Chestnut forms.

http://www.headwaterscanoes.ca

Martin

 

[davelanthier]

I have an original quart can of Chestnut grey paint. The label reads CHESTNUT MARINE EQUIPTMENT PAINT, the Chestnut Canoe Company, New Brunswick, Canada. The color [ which they call grey ] is actually a pea soup green. If this is the color you are looking for you can have it mixed at a General Paint store. It is code # 327-6A in marine enamel. For other Chestnut colors here in Canada try Tremclad high gloss enamel in "FIRE RED" or "GREEN" right off the shelf. They match Chestnut colors. Hope this helps.

 

[greatlakes]

Will pick a nice red

After mulling over your kind replies, I may just pick a nice, warm red from one of the sources suggested -- i.e., Kirby's "Rich Red". I have a few older Chestnut catalogues up at the cabin that may have a hue of red that I can match. This is a new canoe, off my reproduced Chestnut Pal form, so my attempts at matching any original color may be just purely for fun.

Again, thank you all.

Frank