Medium Olive Spray Paint
 

Years ago someone posted of a spray paint that closely match the Medium Olive, which may have been in a thread under the "Projects & Builds" forum but for the life of me I cannot find it. Anyone have a link to who might have OEM type colors in a spray can? I'm wanting to touch up my firewall while my engine is out, appreciate any help.

Re: Medium Olive Spray Paint
 

I got some in a rattle can for touch-ups on this old 71 from these guys - just gotta select year-make-truck-code 504. (obviously not a professional paint job, was just trying to get it drivable/presentable)

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I can't imagine any off the shelf paint ever matching medium olive poly. That is the hardest mix to get a consistent mix using the factory code. I see it anywhere from a silver tinted green to candy apple green. Getting a spray can mixed at an autobody supply house is your best chance of getting it close

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https://www.automotivetouchup.com/spray_paint.asp is what I used for interior touchup. I repainted my ashtray and two aircon vent covers on either side of the dash. This was a near-perfect match of TWO STAGE non-metallic Hawaiian blue 510 paint, requiring a top coat of clear.

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Yeah, I had the same color mixed at the body supply place for the tool & stowage door on the '71 K/20 Highlander I had. It matched quite well. But matching metallic is a totally different game. And off the shelf color for some other vehicle? Good luck with that.

Here is a peak at the '70 Custom/10 I had with the bed repainted (po) by Maaco. The whole truck had been painted over previously

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Thanks for the suggestions. I ordered some from Jocko's recommendation, I'll report back on how it matches. This is far from a show truck and will be confined to just the firewall, not as if it was being compared to a body panel in direct sunlight, so if it's remotely close it should work great.

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Areas not exposed to the sun for decades (like your firewall) should be a pretty close match. Good luck and would love to see some pics when you're done.

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That factory pack mix will be correct and, as Jocko said, on the unexposed to sunlight firewall even better. That's in advance for following up. A thing we need to see more of here.

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Had a spray bomb mixed for the gas fill cover box when relocated my gas tank. Its close I guess.

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Jocko,
I just went to the link you have in your post.
For 1970, they don’t have 504 Medium Olive listed as an option.
However, I checked both 69 and 71, and they list 504, though both years have the 504 code listed by different names.

Re: Medium Olive Spray Paint
 

Can't speak for their website, but 504 was available 69-72 and marketed under various names (between the brochures and SPID), such as willow green, yellow-green, and medium olive - the latter being the most common SPID nomenclature.

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I saw that too. 504 is the same under different names, so unless they've somehow magically calculated the fade year-over-year they ought to be the same

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someone posted awhile back, Kia has a color on their 2019 line thats a very close match , just a suggestion

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did you use their clear or another type of clear?

Re: Medium Olive Spray Paint
 

Was this it? Alien II Pearl AE2

Edit* Looks like this color isn't available for any of the off the shelf DupliColor type products, it's a custom mix. At that point, might as well get the GM 504.

Re: Medium Olive Spray Paint
 

I have tryed to get GM504 formula for "modern paints" without any luck.

Paint shops dont regonice "GM504" at all.

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I had these bookmarked. You might have better luck with the cross-referenced paint codes

https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/paintde...Medium%20Olive

https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorco...0Olive&rows=50

There are many posts to read about what a PITA it can be to get a match, even with a custom scan on the glovebox lid, and apparently even more so in 2-stage

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Thank you, these links were super helpfull.