Re: (ET) Elec-Trak yellow

[Jim Coate <lists freerangeelectric com>]

I was selling custom spray cans for a number of years but phased it out 
starting a year or two ago as an ongoing headache with storage, special 
shipping & temperature requirements, quality of finish issues*, and 
concerns over the perceived high price.

More recently an auto-body supply shop matched the GE yellow to a 
vintage Chevy/GMC color 5283
 http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/paintdetail.cgi?gmcode=WA5283
You should be able to have this mixed at your local auto-body supply 
place. There are also various on-line paint shops that will ship it to 
you (such as
 http://www.automotivetouchup.com/sitesearch.aspx?q=5283
note I have never dealt with them, just the first place that popped up 
when I did a search). Either way runs around $20/can.

The new "Tuscan Sun" Rust-Oleum color looks interesting, at least based 
on the color shown on my computer screen - thanks for sharing. I'll have 
to get a can to try. Not an automotive type finish but easy to use and 
price is nice at $4/can.

*Important note: if using auto-body type finishes (including what I've 
sold), you must use compatible auto body type primers. Ask the supply 
shop for guidance. If you use the typical Rust-Oleum paints from places 
like Home Depot (including "Tuscan Sun"), you must use the Rust-Oleum 
primers as seen in the same display rack. Using typical Rust-Oleum 
primer with an automotive top coat can produce "alligatoring" or other 
imperfections. And just to confuse things, Rust-Oleum also makes 
auto-body type paints which you may see at AutoZone or Pep Boys etc. 
HTH.


On 09/27/2018 5:08 pm, David Roden wrote:
> On 27 Sep 2018 at 11:21, Larry Chace wrote:
>
> > What yellow spray paint (in cans) are a good match to GE's original 
> > yellow?
>
> Supposedly the color GE used was "New Holland Yellow."  I found some 
> acrylic
> enamel of that color in a quart can at a farm store in the early 2000s. 
>  It
> did seem like a reasonable match at the time.
>
> I think Bill Gunn used to sell GE yellow in spray cans, so maybe ask 
> Jim
> Coate?

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