I know that this has been here before, but Iam looking to buy some to paint the 725s and the gama goat.I think its 24087 ?
wer can I get it from?
John
I know that this has been here before, but Iam looking to buy some to paint the 725s and the gama goat.I think its 24087 ?
wer can I get it from?
John
Rapco advertises that they carry the freshest stock available and their pretty cheap too, $25 per gallon...(940)872-2403
I sprayed my bed tonight with DARK green auto acrilic/enamel/hardner/semigloss. Close to the old studebaker duece. Wanted a little different look I'll post a pic tommorrow,b efore i shoot the cab.
so is the 24087 the right color green
Yes. One of them! I believe thats the USMC. color.
24087 is one of the od colors. The 24087 seems to be more of a brown hue than green. My 725 is painted on the inside with a green hue OD. I have yet to find the correct color, I went to a paint shop trying to get the color matched ,but without much luck, I have bought just about every color rapco carries ,in spray cans and have not got a match. Rapco does have a good supply of paints I have ordered many gallons from Mark and have never been disipointed.
24087 is US Army green. It is a brown green as appose to USMC Green which is more of a forest green. If you want to paint your truck in Army green then 24087 is correct. It is a semi gloss. Order the Gillispie paint from Rapco. It is not expensive, sprays well, thins with paint thinner or laquir thinner, and is very durable. You won't be sorry with it.
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Ok thats the plan I have two 725s and a Gama Goat to paint before spring.
Check out this picture, sf38a1:
On the left (helmet & jerry can holder) is 24087, US Army "chocolate green" as I call it. The jerry can holder is actual Army paint and the hard hat is from a Rapco rattle can.
The gauge panel and ammo box are 24052 (USMC Forest Green). The ammo box is military and the gauge panel is Rapco. While the ammo can isn't exactly 24052, in real life it's pretty close.
Behind all that is the inside of my M715 door panel. Is that the green you're finding, sf38a1? It's not the same as either 24087 or 24052, though it is closer to the latter. The same color is behind the data plate panel, inside my glovebox, inside the under-bed storage box, etc.
-- Tim Taylor
Also another source of Gillespie paints that is very good is Army Jeep Parts, http://www.armyjeepparts.com/ Plus they are a little closer to us here in MI and should save you some on shipping. Like all the others though they have to charge the hazardious shipping charge that UPS requires on the gallons of paint. The charge is only per box so if you get a case of 4 gallons it spreads the charge out. Painting as much as you are going to, it might save you to have it shipped truck frieght. They clain that if you are buying 10 gallons it will be cheaper than shipping it UPS to go truck frieght. To paint my 715 during a complete restoration I used 3 gallons of primer and 4 gallons of paint, plus a half case of the spray cans for small odds and ends.
24087 is the correct color for US Army vehicles of the time that 715's & 725's were produced. I highly recommend that you use the matching Gillespie dark red oxide primer over standard automotive red primer. The Gillespie is much darker in color and will affect the the final apperance of the top coats of 24087 green. I have some small engine parts on mine that I primed with standard auto stuff and it is quite a bit different in the final coloring than the rest of the truck that was primed in Gillespie. The parts with auto primer are much more brownish than those in Gillespie primer. Also the number of coats of paint with affect the coloring. It is recommended that you paint at least 3 good coats with the Gillespie paints to get the best apperance. Gillespie paints will also darken as the paint cures which takes a few weeks. It will be very brownish right after painting but will darken. 24087 also changes colors depending on the lighting conditions. In very bright sunlight it has a more brownish green look and in overcast light it has a dark green hue to it. here is an example of the difference in lighting on 24087 on my 715.
Bright sunlight
Overcast lighting
And here is a good comparison of 24087 over auto primer verus over Gillespie primer. These were 2 deuces were at the same show and the pics were taken within minutes of each other. I asked the guy with the one deuce what primer he had used and he comfermed that he used standard auto red primer. The other deuce is mine and I know I used Gillespie dark red oxcide primer on it.
Auto primer
Gillespie primer
I'm over on the west coast of MI just above Muskegon, if you make it over this way stop in and say hello and I'll let you see 24087 live and in color on my trucks. Or if you have any other questions about painting, just let me know.
Dave
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