by Wheelsman » March 2, 2017, 3:51 pm
I have some info that might help. Over the years I've done painting at the Boyer in Toledo (used Cliffs green until about 2011), the Mather in Cleveland (used it 'til @1995), and Fairport Harbor's original pilothouse from Cliffs' Frontenac (still using it last I saw). I also built the Victory model in the Laker Conversion Models thread.
Not sure how current this all is, but in Toledo they dealt with 21st Century Paints on W.Central in Toledo (419 841 2100). Info and codes I dug up from my records was product: PPG, color: Cabin Green, formula: PB 43 PC 2Y22 PD 4 PG 12 PJ5 PW12.
In Cleveland, we dealt with Harrison Paint Co. I don't have an address or phone number handy. If they're still in business, they may have some records, and I think the Mather may be still using this color for the insides of doors, etc.
You might try any 3 of the museums to see if they have any extra paint to spare. In real life, this color was a notorious fader and chalked out quickly. When first applied, it looks like a dark fern/olive green, but after a couple seasons in the sun, it faded to a light pea green. I never saw 2 Cliffs boats that looked alike in shade of color, unless they were freshly painted side-by-side.
As for a deck paint, the closest readily available without doing any mixing was Gunze-Sangyo Gloss Aquieous Hobby Color H33, Russet. It has that bright cherry red look to it. Stewart's Hobby in Willoughby, Ohio carried it some time back, not sure about now.
I hope this might be of some help to you.
I have some info that might help. Over the years I've done painting at the Boyer in Toledo (used Cliffs green until about 2011), the Mather in Cleveland (used it 'til @1995), and Fairport Harbor's original pilothouse from Cliffs' Frontenac (still using it last I saw). I also built the Victory model in the Laker Conversion Models thread.
Not sure how current this all is, but in Toledo they dealt with 21st Century Paints on W.Central in Toledo (419 841 2100). Info and codes I dug up from my records was product: PPG, color: Cabin Green, formula: PB 43 PC 2Y22 PD 4 PG 12 PJ5 PW12.
In Cleveland, we dealt with Harrison Paint Co. I don't have an address or phone number handy. If they're still in business, they may have some records, and I think the Mather may be still using this color for the insides of doors, etc.
You might try any 3 of the museums to see if they have any extra paint to spare. In real life, this color was a notorious fader and chalked out quickly. When first applied, it looks like a dark fern/olive green, but after a couple seasons in the sun, it faded to a light pea green. I never saw 2 Cliffs boats that looked alike in shade of color, unless they were freshly painted side-by-side.
As for a deck paint, the closest readily available without doing any mixing was Gunze-Sangyo Gloss Aquieous Hobby Color H33, Russet. It has that bright cherry red look to it. Stewart's Hobby in Willoughby, Ohio carried it some time back, not sure about now.
I hope this might be of some help to you.