Mix your own PO #1?

we had ppg 60080 put in spray cans  it cost 15.00  a can,       but it is handy and looks good and weathers excellant  so buying buy the gallon shouldnt be to bad   and no clear coat to fade off or peel

PPG 60080 is $300/gal. Any automotive paint with red in it is expensive. Rattle cans aren't full to the top. Have to leave room for the propellant. Plus it is half thinner. So you don't get much actual paint for that $15.


Edited by truckerfarmer - 15 Jan 2018 at 8:53pm

Just a guess, but red would probably be better for trying to get orange to match PO#1 than brown.  A friend used a little yellow (very little) with a gallon of white to make a fairly good replica of the cream.  Using the hardener in the paint is what turns the enamel into an acrylic enamel which will resist fading better than the straight enamel.  If you're going to a clear coat over the top, make sure to use a test piece to verify that the clear coat is compatible.  It may blister and peel if it isn't compatible.

I can prolly get you the Valspar paint in the correct color. I painted the Kerosene C with it and some others, turned out nice for a fraction of the cost.

Edited by AJ - 16 Jan 2018 at 11:36am

I don't see any reason why you couldn't mix your own from the same brand of paint.

I put valspar with hardner on my WD45 about 10 years ago looks as good as when I put it on. It holds up very well.

i use ppg, dont want to use a cheap paint when i go through all the work of prepping the equipment. use a good epoxy primer and should be good foor a long time.

Trying to avoid clear coat. Just gonna scuff it and shoot it. 1 and done. Ok maybe 2 coats. I used to paint dump trucks with one coat. Looked good with one coat. It's a work truck, not a show truck. Would like to use tractor paint for the durability. It's gonna get scratched! One gallon probably won't do it. Not gonna spend $400 on PPG just to get it scratched. Just like my tractors, it's not a trailer queen. I expect them to earn their keep.

I have also done what you said for "mixed" colors.  I normally start with a couple ounces of paint  ( orange), then add a few drops of ( brown) at a time until I get the right color.. Keep track of the ratio.. When it looks about right, then mix a couple quarts and check color.... then do the whole gallon.... like mentioned, mix EVERYTHING you want to use the first time so the color will be consistant. ................ sometimes a pint / quart of red might be needed to get your shade, depending on the shade of the orange / brown original paint.

Few things in life match paint as to the old adage "you get what you pay for"  Nothing can be done to $35 a gallon paint  to make it anything close to $400 per gallon paint.   If left outside cheap paint is  going to fade and chalk.  Hardener helps as does doing a smooth job of applying it. Another factor is "good enough" for one person is "no way Hose" for the next guy. 
Sooo, if the truck sits out it needs good paint unless  looking like a Orange cream sickle in a couple years doesn't bother you.
If it sits inside then decent service can be had from cheap paint IF it is applied right and hardened.  This C and B were both painted with tractor supply cheapo paint almost 15 years ago. Both are user tractors, neither has ever had a coat of wax but are kept reasonably clean. The C is Kubota orange, the B is A-C paint when they had it in the proper color, picture taken last summer.  The WD was painted wit PPG Omni about the same time and other then what we have knocked off of it in use the paint looks the same today as it does in the picture the day it rolled out of the shop.

I think for Tisco you better be adding some hardner.

dont even think about tisco paint it will look so bad in a year  i know i have used to much of it the tisco,     cream color seams to be ok

Haven't bought paint in a few years but last PPG 60080 I bought was OMNI for about $120/gal. Sounds like Deltron or Concept prices, those are way overkill.

Edited by Bill_MN - 27 Jan 2018 at 5:26pm