Paint time for the EQ - What colour?

[ballaratdragons]

As you may or may not remember, I painted my EQ mount after 2 weeks restoration work only to discover that my beautiful paint work started peeling off!!!

Mick Pinner talked about using an Etch on bare metal to prevent rust and I knew I needed a Primer to make the paint stick (but I rushed it and left the primer out!) so I went to a Car Paint shop and told them what I am doing.

They recommended an 'Etch/Primer all in one application. Sounds good to me!

So, all is stripped back to bare metal again and I am using their Etch/Primer in a spray can.

Now what I don't know is: What colour to paint the finish coat.

I did it white last time and it looked pretty good, but I have time to change my mind. Apart from all the ridiculous colours some will suggest (pink with green stripes etc) what colour would suit a large EQ mount?

Suggestions of a colour before I buy the paint are welcome.

(the reason I stuck this un-interesting waffle in the Equipment thread is in case someone else wants to paint their equipment and it's about my equipment.

Pic: The Etch/Primer I bought.

[iceman]

"IceInSpace Blue" :)

[ballaratdragons]

Mike, can you show me what shade of blue your idea of the 'IIS Blue' is. I like Blue, but not ALL Blues.

[Robert_T]

i'm a big fan of Basic gloss black... looks great, so long as you don't want to touch it, use it, or anything like that, otherwise with fingerprints it'll look more like a dalmation in negative ;)

[ving]

it would look fully sic in silver!!!

[Exfso]

Why not just get the whole mount chromed. Then you will never have to repaint it again, and it will definitely look schmikko.

:)

[asimov]

I'm a traditionalist......black.

[iceman]

BD, I like the blue like in the nebula around the star cluster in the logo up top ^^^

[ving]

IIS black would be easier mike :)

[Starkler]

Hammertone grey maybe, or does that make it look cheap ?

[davidpretorius]

I'm an idiot......pink!!!

I love the work Mick pinner is doing with his blue dew shields. Silver on the tube would be a great contrast. Black with silver.

Is the tube staying silver???

[ving]

nothing wrong with hot pink dave ;)

[davidpretorius]

there is when my dress is a different shade of pink and it makes my face paler when i will be standing next to it.

don't you men know anything??????


sound familiar, or did you get a shiver down your spine????

[ving]

no dave, more like a headache :P

[davidpretorius]

yes, hammer finish has a great "gun" cabinet look. you can get macho grey, it would look great
here is an application chart and a colour chart.

we do the galmet product, but dulux, wattyl, white knight are all available at M10.

the rust paint gives you the best wearing once done with a etch primer etc, have a look at the application chart

[ving]

i like the reef blue in the hammer finnish :)

[asimov]

Send it away & get it powder coated..

[h0ughy]

how about Holden RED since it has holden parts!

[gbeal]

Tak Green.
You wear a pink dress Dave, now that I would love to see.

[gaa_ian]

"British Racing Green" was always a favourite of mine !
The "Reef Blue" in hammer finish is a good one too.

[ballaratdragons]

I like to do things myself John. More satisfaction that way! I can't powder-coat. and basic (traditional) Black is boring. Thought about it . . . for 5 seconds.

I like the Hammertone Blue they use to paint trailers!

I really like Fire Engine Red!

I don't like green, sorry Ian.

Yep, cheap.

Yep!

Not too bad!

Lovely, but I wanna do it myself!

So far, I'm still leaning towards 'White'. :help3:

[ving]

at least with white it'll be easy to see so you dont trip over it :)

[ballaratdragons]

That's what I thought David! But I do like the look of the red one someone posted once before. (I can't remember where)

[h0ughy]

that was that red paramount ME one Ken, Drean on mate, I will and do!! :lol: