The Rover-Landers of BC

I'm having a hard time deciding whether to roller or spray my landy. The paint on it now is awful, I could do a better job with a dozen schoolchildren and brushes...

It's an ex-mod 90, and i'll be sticking to light stone desert camo colour, preferably satin or semi-gloss.

I've had a very hard time finding the british armour light stone colour in north america, and would prefer a two-part polyurethane for spraying. I can't easily import the paint, as it is hazmat.

It's nearly as hard to find flat green army paint in cans for the interior.

Anyone know a source on this side of the pond?


Adam.

Hi Adam,

A few club members have had good success with paint from Concept finishes on Bridgeport Road in Richmond.

If you bring them a colour sample in they will match it perfectly and put it into tins, spray balms or whatever you like. If you want a special mix or additives they can do that too.

They matched my Olive Drab on my old Series 11a, it was put in spray balms tins with a quality nozzle, was fast drying and stood up well against the BC bush scratching,

Cheers, Andy

I've come to the realization that the paint on my unit is so bad, i'd be better rollering it, even after proper preparation of the body and priming of the few worn exposed metal parts.

I've found a good industrial paint line here in Edmonton from Dulux, called DevGuard. It's used in oilfield and industrial applications, and appears to be an oil-based metal rust paint, along with a matching primer for the bare aluminum bits.

I know spraying with a multi-part urethane would do a better job, but the stuff I get here wouldn't match the military character of the vehicle right now, and I have many more mechanical issues to focus on first. I can always repaint again later.

I bought my gallon can of paint today, for roller and brushing, it was Devguard 4336. I matched my paint code to several coats of "british armor light stone" Testors modeling paint I had bought online and painted on foam.

if anyone is interested in the closest British Standard Military Light Stone I could approximate, the codes for Devguard are:

BLK 0P40
YOX 2P12
OXR 0P24
VWH 5P32

On the downside, they had very few cans left here in Edmonton, it seems some of these Devguard Industrial products are being discontinued for environmental reasons.

I was stuck with semi-gloss paint, although I would have preferred Satin. Most paint products for metals seem to be full gloss; a bad match for a military look. Flat paint would also be very hard to keep clean.

The matching primer for galvanized and aluminum is no longer available. I'll be using Tremclad Galvanized primer for the areas missing paint, as it is also oil-based, and has some antirust properties.

I have several stages of prep work to complete as well.

I painted my 1974 Range Rover (the notorious 2 door) with (I think) 8 cans of Krylon Camo tan. It looked close enough, and seemed to hold up well. It's been a few years now. I haven't seen the car since last summer, but it looked good then. Krylon goes on sale quite regularly at Canadian tire and Home Depot. I think the total cost was under $50.

I painted my bike in Krylon satin olive and it looks great. (I think) if you are going green.

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