> We bought some Aervoe paint for our WWII GPW in 1995. Aervoe then proceded to
> change the color of the paint to match "new government specs". The "new"
> paint is very green in color and does not match the more brownish color they
> produced before. Calls to the factory do not help. We used the Aervoe paint
> because they also sell spray cans in the same color (great for touch-ups).
> Now those don't match either.
I didn't know that the govt had changed the federal std colors, I
wonder if Aervoe's current 34087 is closer to the original early GPW
color than the "muddy" OD that's so common?
If you fail to find a batch of the color you're looking for and you
have a good eye for color matching you could try to tint the green to
make it a better match to what you need. Add small ammounts of
Rustoleum or similar synthetic enamel and keep checking against your
"standard" color. You should dry your test samples w/ a hair dryer
since the color changes as the paint dries. Adding red to your green
paint will turn it brown.
Good luck!
-BK
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