[Alex van de Wetering]

At every militaria fair I come across premixed MV paints in both spraycans and tins. They all seem to come from the same source and are only marked "Mix1", "Mat1" etc. I don't know who actually makes them, but I know for a fact that Jeep Mons in Belgium sells them. I used Mix1 for my parabike because I had a few cans in the garage and because Normandy was coming up quickly. I was actually very happy with the colour in the end, although I have to admit that I used an extra coat of matt varnish, which is actually somewhere in between matt and satin.
Anyway, apart from the Olive Drab-ish paint, there also is a tan and one or more tones of brown. Does anyone know if any of these paints come close to SCC 2? and what about Khaki green 3? anyone used these paints on a British or Canadian MV?
The reason I ask is because you can obtain these paints quite easily and they are reasonably priced.
Don't get me wrong, I want the " right" colour for my C8, but it just makes it a lot easier if you don't have to go to the paint shop over and over again until they got the correct satin-matt finish, the right colour or if you didn't order the correct amount. Believe me, I have had both very good and very bad experience with paint shops and colour matched spraycans in particular.



Alex