Chestnut Grey Green Paint ....again, again, again

[MGC]

So.....how did I do? I ended up custom mixing Epiphanes paint to get to what I thought was a reasonable color. I'm not sure if I got it right or not? It looks pretty good to my eye. Depending upon the lighting, it appears to be a greyish/bluish green color.
Paint aside, what a nice canoe to paddle. It's super tempting to hang on to it. It's stable but really responds well to the paddle. It's large and in charge. You could haul a moose around in it. I ended up adding a bit of length to one of the thwarts to even up the lines.

 

[Worth Gretter]

It's lovely! Yes, in one picture it looks blue, and in the other it looks green. It's a chameleon canoe!

 

[MGC]

Today I had a request for this top-secret recipe from a gentleman in Bavaria. He happens to be working on a Chestnut canoe and he fancies painting it this color. As one might expect, Epifanes paints are available to him so he should have no problem duplicating this color.
That was what I had hoped for when I decided to blend using Epifanes. Locally we don't have access to Home Hardware paints and I have never had particularly great luck getting Kirby to match colors. I also prefer the way that Epifanes goes on.

So, for anyone else who is interested:

Mikes take on Chestnut Green Grey:
12 ounces (355 ml) of Epifanes # 216 (Pearl Grey)
55 ml (1.89 oz) of Epifanes # 048 (Light Green)

If you want it a bit less green, try 50 ml of the green on your first coat.

 

[Jörg]

It was me
Thank's for sharing!
I think I will try your recipe. Doesn't seem too green to me.

 

[Jörg]

I started with 55ml, but went with only 50ml of #48 light green finally.
5ml already make a difference!
Most of the time, especially on the water and in sunny weather its a very light grey with a bluish component.
The greenish part comes out in the shadow or boathouse.
On the fotos, the colors appear slightly brighter than in reality.

I like it a lot, but would probably go with 55ml next time.

Thanks again Mike, for sharing your recipe!

 

[MGC]

I think it looks great. Well done.
Mike

 

[Greenthumbed]

Hi All,
I thought I would add this colour match recipe for the Chestnut prospector Grey/green that I found was very close to the original. It is a Home hardware Beautitone Rust Coat base.

Chad

 

[patrick corry]

Chad, thanks for posting the formula and the picture depicting the match especially. As an owner of two Chestnuts I've restored, one of which has my interpretation of the color, I appreciate the information.

 

[Pook]

Ah this old Chestnut...(pun fully intended...)

Like Patrick, i too appreciate the information, but more importantly have enjoyed the comparison of the colours showing in photos posted. The thumbnail in the original post is of my 1971 Chestnut Prospector in the original colour in came off the shop floor in Fredericton.
That said, I've always been a bit embarrassed of that shot, taken in full sunlight in late Spring, as it shows the colour a much "greener" hue than in reality. As Patrick, Jorg and MGC have illustrated above...

Same canoe in a different shadier location- 2018 WCHA Assembly .

Love the colour!
Bruce

 

[Greenthumbed]

Hi all,
I thought I’d add my newly restored/painted Chestnut Prospector with the green from Mike Elliot’s colour recipe. This is with early evening light. It’s the first natural light this one has seen since April.
Chad