From: Bruce Kalin (convoy@mtaofnj.us)
Date: Thu Apr 28 2005 - 20:38:32 PDT
I guess it's kinda like when you paint your vehicle with Aerovo green
and it turns pink in the sun? :-)
Bruce Kalin
SGM PANTANO wrote:
> Most of you may not have seen my "very old" post about WW2 paint for
> vehicles.. I have gallons of the "ORIGINAL" WW2 OD in the original cans. I
> have painted my GPW with the stuff.. I also had a paint firm in Denver
> replicate the color with the use of new technology...
> I have sent samples to Museums and such for their reproducing the original
> color for their restorations...
> It is a lot darker than you think....That lighter OD you see on WW2 vehicles
> is NOT the proper color.. The REAL color faded in the sun to almost that
> color...Which led folks to believe it was the correct color. If you know of
> any NOS parts in the box..Open them -- and you will see how dark they are..
> Gene
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