neil0841

Firstly, many thanks to Tony B and “the Garrison” for your replies and helpful comments which are much appreciated.. I’m not sure whether I might have been making this more complicated for myself than I needed to? When you say, “It may take a bit to get the formula out of them tho..”, are you referring to the codes themselves? The guys in the States have actually made those available. They are: DUPONT #YS432A DUPONT #DS166A According to them, the codes include the right level of ‘flattening’ agent as well as the colour pigments. So, assuming I’ve interpreted your responses properly, does this mean that any automotive paint can be used in making up the right colour paint based on these Dupont codes? Also, not knowing much about paint myself, what is automotive paint exactly? I’m assuming (as alluded to in responses) that it is always an enamel of sorts? So, on the basis of the above, what is my best bet? Where would be the best place to go with these codes to get some paint made up? What sort of paint do I ask for, if this is not immediately obvious? Can Dulux, for example, be used to make up the right colours from the Dupont codes? Or, are there Dupont suppliers I’d be better off with? Apologies.. so many questions.. but I look forward to your views and recommendations.. By the way, this is the sort of end result I am aiming at.. Cheers, Neil

Forum members.. I am looking for some help and/or advice: I am intending to paint some ‘accessories’ (deact. rifles) in a two-colour camouflage paint scheme. I am copying a particular 1970’s period context in which the paint used on rifles was the same as that used to camouflage the vehicles, i.e. vehicle paint. Someone in the United States has already gone to the trouble of getting the colours matched properly and this is available as two codes of Dupont Centari paint. I have had the offer from a contact over there to send this paint over to me, however it transpires that it is classified as ‘Hazmat’, and my contact can’t find anyone who can ship it. So, firstly, does anybody have any experience of shipping / importing ‘Hazmat’ paint, and who can advise me how I might go about this? Alternatively, are there locally-based (i.e. UK) dealers of this type of paint (Dupont), that could make this up from the available codes? This would obviously be a far easier solution to avoid needing to ship it, but I’m not sure whether this is a brand of paint that is only available in the United States? The third option is to have the paint matched by a paint company here, although having tried this route previously, I wasn’t especially impressed with the results, and I would prefer to go with something where I know the colour-matching has already been properly sorted out. I’d be interested in any thoughts / views of forum members who have been there / done that.. Cheers, Neil

Hello, Quick introduction. Signed up some while ago, but until now, have just been reading. Excellent forum and a great community of inspirational people bringing to life these great classics and keeping them that way.. My interest is broad and I enjoy reading all the history and restoration stories, but my specific interest is quite niche. Sometime I would really like to acquire a unimog 416 and restore it to represent a vehicle of the Rhodesian Army during the 1970's bushwar. Its only a germ of an idea at the moment, but I will explore all avenues. The attached image is kind of what I have in mind.. Cheers, Neil