BSA WM20 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Is anyone familiar with Tony Sudds Army Green? I spoke to Warpaint about some paint for my 1945 Willys Jeep and it was recommended. Just wondered if anyone has a photo of this colour and whether its suitable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty2 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I remember meting Tony Sudds long time ago he was a real JEEP collector. If this colour is named after him or him made it, I bet you that the colour will a great and correct colour for a JEEP. Hope someone can help you to a sample. Peter http://www.milmarket.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 He did 2 shades. MAT 1 and MIX1. I preferred the MAT 1. You can get it from Universal Jeep supplies or Jeffery engineering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Tony Sudds Army Green Rob....................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA WM20 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thanks fellas. What's the difference between Mix 1 and Matt 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 My Mix was 15% gloss just to give it some sheen and a bit more protection than a flat finish. Rob.....................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 This is MAT1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA WM20 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I've already got some Chromadex light olive drab which is semi-sheen. What are your thoughts on a couple of coats of Chromadex for protection followed by a coat of Matt 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yes thats the best solution, but if you give it a gloss undercoat it needs to be flated before overcoating with matt so the paint sticks ! A friend of mine did this when he restored his K6 and it looks as good today as it did when he restored it many years ago and it is used very regularly. Rob..................rnixartillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=4goQqoLS5VM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4goQqoLS5VM&gl=GB take a look at the youtube link, if I recall that is tony Sudds Mix 1 .. I personal find that the matt paint scuffs a bit to quickly whereas the mix has a tougher finish ... lovely to know that it's still named after our lord and master The great Tony Sudds.. As for a accurate WW2 colour , well it's a fantastic match ..being very very close to several NOS parts I have on the shelf. ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA WM20 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Thanks fellas, much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Tony Sudds done a full nut and bolt restoration on my Jeep back in 1989. He used to use Glasruits(spellings) which was a gloss paint which Tony added a lot of matting agent to. The finished result left a slight sheen to it. Which has stood the test of time which is evident in the pics below. Glasruits stopped doing the paint a couple of years after Tony restored the jeep. He went on to use another type of paint which by his own admittance wasn't the same. I haven't spoken to Tony in a couple of years. So maybe he,s come up with something else. Edited January 25, 2013 by Lord Burley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Glasurit - still there. http://www.glasurit.com/uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I don't think they do that shade of paint anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA WM20 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 A lovely looking Jeep Lord Burley, doubly-so with it being a 1989 resto. Ill be chuffed if mine looks half as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 You couldn't do that kind of restoration now as the original boxed parts are no longer available. This was three years in the making as the rule from the start was always to use original boxed parts which we managed to do. The only patern parts on it are the Tony Sudds wiring loom,tyres, and the mount for the .50(made by Dave Gunn) My late father had tried 12 years previously for Tony to take it on. But at the time he had just finished his 42 GPW and didn't want to take on another so soon. It wasn't till I was driving in 1987 that we got the ball rolling again. We have had the jeep 37 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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