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Vans Powder Coat touch up

Draker

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A bunch of old threads mention that Vans sells a small bottle of touch-up for making small repairs to powder coating scratches. I just searched and could not find this item anymore. Anyone have a link to it?
 
On Van's site, look for PAINT, TOUCH-UP PGRAY. The small bottle's label says

"<<Next Record>>PPG Concept Acrylic Urethane (DDC) Pearl Gray...." and then there's some safety information.

Dave
 
Touch Up Paint

I called Van's about this and learned they no longer sell it. You have to get it through aftermarket suppliers.
 
I called Van's about this and learned they no longer sell it. You have to get it through aftermarket suppliers.

Thanks. You saved me a call. Any wisdom in fixing minor powdercoat scratches by lightly scuffing and then giving it a spray of white Rustoleum rattlecan paint? For deep gouges that?s probably not going to protect well, but for light scratches?
 
Thanks. You saved me a call. Any wisdom in fixing minor powdercoat scratches by lightly scuffing and then giving it a spray of white Rustoleum rattlecan paint? For deep gouges that’s probably not going to protect well, but for light scratches?

The powder coat is so thin on some parts I can see the metal suppliers markings underneath, so rattle can can't be much worse. That said, the color probably won't match at all, so you may be better off getting it matched at a proper automotive paint supplier.
 
The powder coat is so thin on some parts I can see the metal suppliers markings underneath, so rattle can can't be much worse. That said, the color probably won't match at all, so you may be better off getting it matched at a proper automotive paint supplier.

Funny - between a 10 friend and I, we have purchased 8 replacement aileron hinges and they all had medium to heavy PC. All the white ones were pretty close in color to the HF white PC offering. Did them in a toaster oven, came out like new.

Besides, they will get painted won't they, unless polishing of course?
 
Ford Tractor Industial Grey

I bought ford tractor industrial gray and it matches perfectly. I think I bought it at Tractor Supply.
 
I?ve used the Ford tractor industrial gray from Tractor Supply and it?s pretty good paint for rattle can, but the color isn?t very close to the powder coat I got from Vans.
 
I discovered some surface rusting going on in patches underneath the white (ok, "gray") powder-coat on my gear legs, which surprised me since they've been in careful storage for years and only now got assembled to the airframe. I sanded it off and recoated with a white epoxy rattle-can enamel from True Value hardware. Surprisingly close match. I don't recall the brand but it was nothing exotic.
 
Thanks. You saved me a call. Any wisdom in fixing minor powdercoat scratches by lightly scuffing and then giving it a spray of white Rustoleum rattlecan paint? For deep gouges that?s probably not going to protect well, but for light scratches?
That's exactly what I did. Rustoleum Gloss White is a pretty close match...works well!
 
Been there done that did the research. This is the exact paint formula Van's uses for powder coating.

https://www.lvppaints.com/

PFW510S9-P3 PFW510S9 Dupont Touch Up Paint - Sky White - 2 Oz Bottle

Comes with small brush applicator. Nice prices too. I think I paid like $9 bucks.
 
Good color source

Been there done that did the research. This is the exact paint formula Van's uses for powder coating.

https://www.lvppaints.com/

PFW510S9-P3 PFW510S9 Dupont Touch Up Paint - Sky White - 2 Oz Bottle

Comes with small brush applicator. Nice prices too. I think I paid like $9 bucks.

Thanks for the link to a neat site...:)

https://www.lvppaints.com/Federal-Standard-4-OZ-Aerosol-Spray-Can-_p_6657.html

They can mix acrylic lacquer 4 oz aerosol cans of any Federal Standard color for $10.

This should be good for the RV guys considering military paint schemes who want to see color samples over larger areas than that on a couple of square inches of paint chip card. Once you have a Federal Standard color number any paint shop can make it by the gallon for you. :)
 
Been there done that did the research. This is the exact paint formula Van's uses for powder coating.

https://www.lvppaints.com/

PFW510S9-P3 PFW510S9 Dupont Touch Up Paint - Sky White - 2 Oz Bottle

Comes with small brush applicator. Nice prices too. I think I paid like $9 bucks.

I thought the Van's powdercoat was RAL 7035, which LV Paints has (under "RAL"), and it's called "Light Grey".
 
I thought the Van's powdercoat was RAL 7035, which LV Paints has (under "RAL"), and it's called "Light Grey".

This is what Vans pubishes...

POWDER COATED PARTS: Older gray parts are Cardinal brand, color GR-230.More recent white parts are Cardinal brand, color T009-WH111 90% gloss. An equivalent Sherwin Williams code is PWS9-40002. A Dupli-Color applicator is also available from some auto parts stores: part code NG CC 362.

https://www.vansaircraft.com/pdf/paint_brands.pdf

EDIT to fit in with the posted quote... :)

GR230 is the same as RAL 7035

http://www.cardinalpaint.com/assets/Uploads/GR230-T009-TDS.pdf

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The new stuff in now called "white" by Cardinal and does not seem to have a RAL number -

http://www.cardinalpaint.com/assets/Uploads/WH11-T009-TDS.pdf

Looks like Vans may have slipped an extra "1" into the part number though.
 
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I thought the Van's powdercoat was RAL 7035, which LV Paints has (under "RAL"), and it's called "Light Grey".

Definitely not a light gray. At least in my kit from 2017-2018. I got my information from Vans too(seems that have changed it up a few times) the color code I mentioned matches my powder coat parts exactly.
 
Wow, what a rabbit hole of information. Vans' changing the color they use adds to the confusion. My parts are bright white as a movie star's teeth, so that must be the new color. Thanks for all the color codes and part numbers to look for. You guys are a firehose of knowledge.
 
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