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CUCV 383 Green Paint

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Is the 383 Green the correct base color for these trucks? Mine is an 86' M1031 with the standard camo paint. I have dug around here and found a ton of info and links to other sites that give contradicting info. What I have found is this code seems to be most likely the color I am looking for: Green 383 34094. I called home depot and they said no problem mixing it up. m1031.jpg
 
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I picked a gallon of Behr marquee today, thinned it with water and floetrol ( what the paint guy suggested) and sprayed the first coat tonight with my hvlp. It layed down fine for matte finish. We will see what it looks like after the second coat. Color looks good. Are others using a hardener? I didn’t read that anywhere and I’m no professional painter.
 
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dkdiesel said:
I picked a gallon of Behr marquee today, thinned it with water and floetrol ( what the paint guy suggested) and sprayed the first coat tonight with my hvlp. It layed down fine for matte finish. We will see what it looks like after the second coat. Color looks good. Are others using a hardener? I didn’t read that anywhere and I’m no professional painter.
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What type of paint does home depot have that is automotive? I don't go to that store so I don't know. I looked up the brand you used and it shows it as a latex water based house paint so I'm thrown off a bit. What sized tip are you using in the hvlp?
 
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WWRD99 said:
What type of paint does home depot have that is automotive? I don't go to that store so I don't know. I looked up the brand you used and it shows it as a latex water based house paint so I'm thrown off a bit. What sized tip are you using in the hvlp?
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Correct, it is a latex water based paint. I chose this based off of a bunch of members on here that have had great luck with it. I was 100% thrown off as well. I used a 1.8 tip on my hvlp. Had to crank the pressure up and flow down to get it to atomize ok. First coat I layed ended up being a little heavy and I got some sagging but easily sanded this morning and sprayed the second coat. I am just spraying steel wheels with it, so I figured if it was a failure it would be easy enough to sandblast off. The color they mixed using the numbers I got from this site is pretty close especially considering the paint on my truck is from the 80's. The finish is nice and flat just like the original paint. I'm no professional painter but I have painted a few vehicles with mostly PPG automotive paint/clear. The key with this is to let it look "dry" and it will flow out since it takes a bit to flash. If you try and get it to flow out when spraying you will get runs/sags before it has time to kick.
 
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dkdiesel said:
Correct, it is a latex water based paint. I chose this based off of a bunch of members on here that have had great luck with it. I was 100% thrown off as well. I used a 1.8 tip on my hvlp. Had to crank the pressure up and flow down to get it to atomize ok. First coat I layed ended up being a little heavy and I got some sagging but easily sanded this morning and sprayed the second coat. I am just spraying steel wheels with it, so I figured if it was a failure it would be easy enough to sandblast off. The color they mixed using the numbers I got from this site is pretty close especially considering the paint on my truck is from the 80's. The finish is nice and flat just like the original paint. I'm no professional painter but I have painted a few vehicles with mostly PPG automotive paint/clear. The key with this is to let it look "dry" and it will flow out since it takes a bit to flash. If you try and get it to flow out when spraying you will get runs/sags before it has time to kick.
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I have a few I need to paint and have not looked into this at all yet since it's to cold out to do so...nuts!!! ok I'll look into that paint as the auto paint I am looking at is kinda pricey!!
 
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It's looking great ! How much paint do you thin it will to complete the job and did you thin it with Floetrol?
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No Floetrol with the sprayer. I reduce with water about 1 cup to 2 pints. Depends on weather. I have been winging it to come up with the best formula. My buddy told me that If I over thin it I will have to add more coats. I use Floetrol with a brush if I have to touch up.
 
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No Floetrol with the sprayer. I reduce with water about 1 cup to 2 pints. Depends on weather. I have been winging it to come up with the best formula. My buddy told me that If I over thin it I will have to add more coats. I use Floetrol with a brush if I have to touch up.
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How much paint? If that was the question? The M1009 will take a gallon or Behr Premium Ultra Flat Exterior 34094 is 383 Green.
The Black and Brown will be around 1/3 Gallon.
 
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What kind of dark magic am I witnessing here? Behr house paint?
What is the resiliency of this?
This feels like the time my cousin convinced me to put a penny in a lamp socket. 😶

I sometimes have to wipe greasy handprints off my truck and use kerosene on the CARC paint I have (followed by soap and water of course).

Edit: The guy on this post says he paints his trucks with it and it been going for 5 years and still looks new. Other guy said they put it on an actively flown plane at the aircraft museum and it stands up to the fuel spills and oil, so I guess it's OK.

Behr Paint Jobs- Show me your MV's

All these flat Behr paint jobs look great, but how does it touch up down the road? And then if and when you DO need another repaint in the future, can you sand it down and paint again or are you stuck bead blasting the truck back down to what was under the Behr to paint again? It’s a 100%...
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Terra1936 said:
How much paint? If that was the question? The M1009 will take a gallon or Behr Premium Ultra Flat Exterior 34094 is 383 Green.
The Black and Brown will be around 1/3 Gallon.
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So a gallon to do the whole truck and 1/3rd or so of each for the cammo.

Will you be masking and spraying the cammo, or brushing that part?
 
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