Where to buy paint?

[AndrewSchaefer]

Where can I buy flat finish paint in military colours, hopefully RAL codes in canada?


Thx

[Tony Smith]

With RAL being a European color system, I doubt you'd find a Canadian manufacturer with premixed military colors on the shelf; you're going to have the paint tinted to suit.

But that leaves the next problem, who makes a flat enamel paint base? THIS THREAD seems to suggest that even that is getting harder to find in Canada. You might find it easier to get one of the American brands like Gillespie or Aervoe and ask them for a tinted mix and have it shipped (and shipping Enamels compared to water-based is yet another problem).

[Tony Smith]

Gillespie's color chips are available inexpensively on e-bay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Willys...kAAOSwB-1Y76GO

[AndrewSchaefer]

Thanks for the info. I may have to just pick colours they make and be happy. It’s a French gun, painted by them, the. Painted by the Germans, then maybe the Finns, who knows. I’d rather have flat paint in a slightly off colour then a correct colour in high gloss. Lol

[AndrewSchaefer]

What would I go with a colour chip? Take it to a retailer of that paint and have it made? Or is this just to pick the colours?

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by AndrewSchaefer

What would I do with a colour chip? ..
Or is this just to pick the colours?
I’d rather have flat paint in a slightly off colour then a correct colour in high gloss.

Yep, just to look at Gillespie's colors to see if it might be suitable for your purpose, and then buy the pre-mixed gallon can from Gillespies.

I don't know enough about German paint schemes (or French, or even a Finnish finish) to spot a precise shade of Feldgrau or Dunkelgelb at 20 paces, and neither would 99% of show attendees. Gillespies is a superior quality flat paint that is durable and fade free, and available off the shelf. If you can find a color that suits your purpose, go with it. There will however always be the risk of encountering the 1% expert that does know the difference, and they will be happy to point out your gross error.

If there is nothing close to what you want, or you're not happy with the approximation, then find a paint producer in Canada that will mix to your exact standard in a flat finish. As linked in the thread above, that seems to be a hard thing to find these days.