i to am trying to duplicate the green on a coleman 502 there are distinct differences from year to year i wonder if this is caused by use and age or a difference in primer colors or a combination of all thease factors i,am going to use large metal washers and try different combinations of primer and paint i will let you know what i come up with, if i have any luck at all maybe we can find a solution bob robert
My 502's look like normal Hunter green. My 508's are a much darker green-black. I detest the John Deere green so everything I repaint gets the Hunter Green. I have been using Rustoleum with good effect.
It's hard to get it absolutely perfect but hunter green or dark hunter green will usually cover the spectrum.
ok. So once you get the paint on how do you get it so that it is resistant to fuel. I know, I know, this question has been asked since the ancients have started this forum. I've used the high heat and VHT paint, which seems to be very resistant to fuels and other chemicals, but what about paint such as Rustoleum that comes off with the first hint of fuel or other chemical. I have to admit I'm not a good painter and have not done very many paint jobs with other than VHT paints but many have done it and with much success. What's the secret to fuel resistance? sam
If you go to a hobby store that deals in model airplanes, boats etc...you can find clear coat that is fuel resistant. give that a try
i left a post about duplicating original coleman green,using aold new inthe box never opened 502 coleman as acolor check refference using metal washers(28 of em)i tried different combos(26of,em)i stumbled on a combo that the localhardware store color anilizer machine told me was a spot on match i completly stripped tank sanded lightly to help paint adhesion warmed tank with sun lamp primed with krylon camoflage(flat dull green)then dryed for 2 days light sand again top coat with rust-oleum 7733-dark forest green dry 2 days then top coat with 3 coats of clear coat for depth turned out really well sitting beside original coleman502 they look like identical twins i will post a picture soon as my comera returns from being borrowed for wedding
I have had no problem with Rustoleum's resistance to fuel. Did you let it dry for the prescribed period? You can also bake it dry and that works to give an even harder finish. However, a can of automotive clear coat would also help.
Although there are several recommendations to use "hunters green" or "hunter green" in this thread, Hunter Green is not a colour specification. The shade of Hunter Green varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. I'm preparing to repaint a Coleman 424 Dual Fuel stove. After submitting an inquiry to Coleman and waiting in vain for a month to get a recommendation on touch-up paint for their product, I brough the stove to my local ACE Hardware store and compared aerosol paint can cap colours to the stove and ended up choosing ACE Premium Enamel #1037589, Hunter Green Gloss. A subsequent test at home on a sheet of stiff paper, once dried and examined next to the stove in bright sunlight, showed that this paint is a near-perfect match to the factory original. I was told by the clerk in the store that this product is manufactured for ACE Hardware by Krylon Products Co., who produce a well-known line of aerosol enamels under their own name.
I used Rustoleum high heat green on my 425. It's not a perfect match, but it's close. I do wish it were glossy, but my husband was very concerned about heat resistance, so I caved and used the high temp paint. I used Krylon hunter green on a newer propane stove. It wasn't quite dark enough to be a match, but as I did the whole thing, you can't tell.
does a stove have to be green? there are red, yellow, blue, brown, chrome, and green lanterns and stoves! is it worth trying to re-create the original color? shelf queen? user? just askin' willie on the rainy Gulf of Mexico
I have a half dozen suitcase stoves, a few more 502s, and a lonely 508. I'd bet each one is a different shade of green. (except for the one 502 someone painted with some sort of aluminum paint using a brush -- it looks terrible and works great)
The case on the 'Suitcase' stoves rarely get hot enough to burn the paint. The only time I've seen this is using very large pots/pans. Any paint will do, (except Latex)... The manifolds ? Use silver VHT paint.
To be chemical resistant you better hit with auto "clear coat" after you finish painting with base color coat ... That's gonna create a barrier over the paint and hursh chemicals and stuff. At least I would hit it with outer side of suits casing . You know what I mean ...? Btw, How's your weekend project goin ? Have a fantastic day
What is your penchant for resurrecting posts that are many years old? Do you think the original poster is still looking for paint colors nine years later?
@cottage hill bill Now it’s not only matching paint colors, I’m also curious to know if the loaned out camera was ever returned?!?!
