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British WW2 Military Paint

Have had the pleasure to search this forum and around the net.

Question: What paint is the equivilant for 1943 era British Green (now for the clincher) that is available in the US.

I am restoring a bicycle and need to touch up my 43 BSA, so would love to find in spray cans.

Thanks,
Bill

Re: British WW2 Military Paint

Bill, glad to meet you here!

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Originally posted by the_tog
Question: What paint is the equivilant for 1943 era British Green...

See http://www.geocities.com/cmpvehicles/paint.html and follow the links.

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...(now for the clincher) that is available in the US. I am restoring a bicycle and need to touch up my 43 BSA, so would love to find in spray cans.

That's a clincher indeed. If you want to touch up existing paint, I think your best bet is to have paint matched. No off-the-shelf rattle will match up with the paint on your bike.

Regards,
Hanno
The Dutch army bicycle