Historian help ?

[dragonwagon]

Im painting my duece with a color that is " late wwII " color . My question is this , being it is quite a bit lighter then the dark OD green did they still have the white star on the trucks when they switched to this lighter color at the end of wwII ?

Im painting it in sections . Sprayed the frame and wheels last night so here is a pic of the color . It is not much different from what was on it .

 

[gunboy1656]

From what I understand the white star stayed on the doors until the camo schemes in the 70's.

 

[drgreg]

Yes on the star, this chart may help with the color. Rapco Paint Descriptions & Recommended Uses!!! NEW
There were invasion stars too.

 

[dragonwagon]

Thanks , i did research this , found several photos on google but then i realized they are repainted same as mine , so was it orginal or just the owners choice !

 

[drgreg]

Of course you do know that your Deuce was not in WWII.

 

[gunboy1656]

Of course you do know that your Deuce was not in WWII.

His may not have been in WW2, but I read somewhere that the early test trucks were painted with left over paint from WW2.

The M35 would not have had invasion stars painted on it.

 

[dragonwagon]

Of course you do know that your Deuce was not in WWII.

Yes im aware , Its a 71 .

I seen a couple trucks done in the dark semi gloss and just didnt care for the look so i picked this color . I do like the white star however . Apparently im not to far left field with this color and the white star/lettering .

 

[OldDominionIron2]

Here's some info I ran across this morning.

 

[txdodge43man]

The direction the star on the hood points is deferent as well. WWII, Korea the stars points to the windshield. Vietnam the star points to the radiator.

 

[steelandcanvas]

Here's some info I ran across this morning.

Thanks ODI, I filed this with my paint schemes, lettering, etc.

 

[dragonwagon]

Now whats the pros and cons to using flat white and a stencil v/s vinyle lettering . Im sure the stencil is much cheaper . Paint more setting of the time the truck was used .

paint of stencil set ?

 

[steelandcanvas]

Now whats the pros and cons to using flat white and a stencil v/s vinyle lettering . Im sure the stencil is much cheaper . Paint more setting of the time the truck was used .
paint of stencil set ?

If the vinyl lettering gets scraped or damaged in some way, you have to buy a new one. With the paint and stencil method, any damage is corrected with a rattle can. Just my .

 

[dragonwagon]

Thats a darn good point and this truck will get used so i can see that happening for sure .