<< With all due respect, I think you're asking a bit more than the typical
guy could deliver regarding paint. I mean come on, supply data or
photos to prove what he says? Rhetoric isn't satisfactory? This is an
email list... Exactly what kind of data are you looking for? What kind
of photo's, before and after?? >>
snippage here about military color lots being identical....
Dave,
Jeez, I didn't think there was anything provocative in my note. Sorry if I
rattled you! I was hoping to get through the often repeated myths on these
paints. My personal suspicion is that people are brand loyal for various
reasons that have little to do with performance of a product. It's easy to
convince yourself that YOUR favorite is the best. I'll admit that mil-spec
paint is NOT a huge investment, but the prep work certainly IS.
Some folks do go to the trouble of recording a lot of what they do,
especially if there is a question. I guess I was hoping. Perhaps it is time
for us to start gathering paint performance data somewhere as each person
paints a vehicle? In a short time, there would exist a good data bank on the
best choices, based on actual performance.
One last thing...the most common flaw in mil-veh purchases is often the paint.
I'm sure that you'll agree that there MUST be a wide range of performance out
there, as one sees virtually every color of green and/or brown on older
trucks. It would be nice to learn how this comes about, and how it might be
"copied" if desired. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to paint a new fender and
know it would weather to the truck's native color in time? Or, suppose you
didn't wish your 5 year long WC project to look like it just came from the
factory? Kinda ruins the diorama!
I believe that military paint is one of the areas which bear more study. After
all, tons of data have been accumulated on civilian paint products, and paint
franchises have sprung up all over like mushrooms, but military vehicles
typically get painted at the factory, and then just suffer touch-ups and
field applications from then on. We don't know nearly enough about the paints
and how they perform. Do we?
As in any endeavor of research, only factual data should be accepted as proof
of results, hence my comment about rhetorical evidence. It was not a slur
about the writer. You can go on and on about how "Ford trucks are better than
Chevys", yada yada yada, but the data may show differently. It's merely true
that people tend to make statements like that for a lot of varied reasons,
most of them based on their own limited personal experience, and not
conclusive evidence. When you group the experience together with that of
everyone else, an accurate picture begins to emerge. Comments?
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