What colour was that again

[Mike Cecil]

From May 1945, vehicles in need of a re-paint in rear areas on the Australian mainland were to be painted in gloss KG3 except AFVs, which were to be finished in 'egg shell' KG3. 'Egg shell' was to be used on all vehicles requiring a re-paint until the gloss paint became available.

There were also individual areas during WW2 that used a different green as a single-colour base coat but in general terms, KG3 was the base coat colour for the AMF, and is what we might term the 'factory finish' of vehicles being delivered to ordnance depots, in lusterless or later in egg shell ('satin') finish.

You can't go too far wrong using KG3 on an Aust WW2 vehicle.

The specification for 'Paint, Prepared for Use, Khaki Green No.3 - For Application by Spraying; Specification to govern supply and inspection' was issued by the Inspector General of Munitions, Maribrynong, Victoria as Spec CS/1269, approved for service 5 May 1940, issued as MGO101, and later a revised spec as MGO101A.

Mike C.