Dark green metallic paint

[R.D.F.]

1 minute ago, Fat Brian said:

In 68 the name of the color changed to Highland Green, Duplicolor still makes Highland Green because it's on the new versions of the Bullitt Mustang.

Thanks for that info.

[R.D.F.]

OK I'm back for more questions.

I found Testors MM Fathom Green Metallic (p/n 28120) and know that it's Acrylic Lacquer.

I also found Testors MM British Green Metallic (p/n 2916) and know that it's just Enamel with no Acrylic.

 Which do you think is the darker color over white/black primer ?

Do you think it's easier to work with a Acrylic Lacquer or straight Enamel as far as curing time and gloss finish ?

I understand I can, after the paint cures, use Predge over it.

I will be putting either paint over Rust-Oleum 2X primer, which is Acrylic Enamel.

Thanks for any advice on this.

 

[shoopdog]

4 hours ago, R.D.F. said:

OK I'm back for more questions.

I found Testors MM Fathom Green Metallic (p/n 28120) and know that it's Acrylic Lacquer.

I also found Testors MM British Green Metallic (p/n 2916) and know that it's just Enamel with no Acrylic.

 Which do you think is the darker color over white/black primer ?

Do you think it's easier to work with a Acrylic Lacquer or straight Enamel as far as curing time and gloss finish ?

I understand I can, after the paint cures, use Predge over it.

I will be putting either paint over Rust-Oleum 2X primer, which is Acrylic Enamel.

Thanks for any advice on this.

 

Not sure if this will help or not. I had just purchased the MM British Green Metallic and wanted to see what it looked like on gray and white primer. Not a big difference but the spoon on the left is gray primer and the right one is white primer.

[R.D.F.]

8 hours ago, shoopdog said:

Not sure if this will help or not. I had just purchased the MM British Green Metallic and wanted to see what it looked like on gray and white primer. Not a big difference but the spoon on the left is gray primer and the right one is white primer.

Will this paint dull a little when fully dry?  Will a gloss coat have to be put on ? Have you compared it to MM fathom Green ? 

The one on the right looks lighter to me.

Thanks

[shoopdog]

4 hours ago, R.D.F. said:

Will this paint dull a little when fully dry?  Will a gloss coat have to be put on ? Have you compared it to MM fathom Green

Yes it did dull down while drying but I plan on clear coating it any, most likely with Tamiya clear. I do not have any of the fathom green to compare.

[R.D.F.]

2 hours ago, shoopdog said:

Yes it did dull down while drying but I plan on clear coating it any, most likely with Tamiya clear. I do not have any of the fathom green to compare.

OK thank you

[DiscoRover007]

Duplicolor has an emerald green pearl 

[R.D.F.]

17 minutes ago, DiscoRover007 said:

Duplicolor has an emerald green pearl 

That color is too bright for what I'm looking to do.

[R.D.F.]

Just read up on a very recent thread from Scale Auto Magazine forum about using Dupli Color paint.

Found quiet a few people who use it and some say Tamiya  primer works well with it.

Since I have white primer I'm going to try myself.

Dupli Color has a dark green metallic for Ford and a dark green pearl also.

On the forum I was reading, a person said the pearl has more of a metallic look than pearl.

Wish I had real paint chips to compare.

Edited February 5, 2020 by R.D.F.

[Erik Smith]

The Duplicolor Pearl is a finer flake. I still think it's a little large and in the dark green - to my eye - is more apparent than in the lighter colors I have used. I can get a photo up later to show the dark green pearl paint over Tamiya light gray.

[R.D.F.]

OK I just did a spoon test.

Both where done with white primer.

The one on the left is Tamiya and the right one is Rustoleum 2X.

The paint used is Dupli color Forest Green Pearl BCC0423 (PG8)

I let the primers cure for 24 hours.

Under a 60 watt LED table lamp is how I took the picture.

Neither crazed on me and I put the paint on wet, one coat.

The Rustoleum has more gloss as seen by the light.