Perentie Paint Plate

[Ned260]

G'day all,

I have a question about the plate on the firewall on my Perentie, seeing as though 48-666 is well into production, how come the plate states to refinish it in just olive drab?
Could be a silly question seeing as though I thought it would have rolled off the line wearing camouflage.

Thanks,
Ned

[Philthy]

http://www.remlr.com/paint.html

 

[Phoenix]

Olive drab was the base colour, and I suppose they felt silly putting camouflage as it isn't a colour per say.

[BadCo.]

Just to clarify, the Olive Drab base coat (450-2022) is different from Protec Camouflage Green (342-1166)?

[FFRMAN]

Just to clarify, the Olive Drab base coat (450-2022) is different from Protec Camouflage Green (342-1166)?

yep, also PUP vs Enamel

[BadCo.]

Just to clarify, the Olive Drab base coat (450-2022) is different from Protec Camouflage Green (342-1166)?

yep, also PUP vs Enamel

Ok so just PUP vs Enamel, or also the shade of Green?

[THE BOOGER]

AFAIK it is the same colour the sheen may be different as Protec comes in 3 different sheens a flat, semi gloss and gloss. I have painted my S3 in semi gloss and
cant tell the difference from the in service paint colour also it resists oil stains better. 

[BadCo.]

Interesting. Sorry for the highjack, bit I guess its all related.

One more thing, what's with green seen on surveys?

[Philthy]

Interesting. Sorry for the highjack, bit I guess its all related.

One more thing, what's with green seen on surveys?

Same as every other Perentie. The Olive Drab inside and under the AUS Cam PUP outside. Just more paint. Tropical roof may or may not be AUS Cam most are a fiberglass gel coat like the Brown.

[Ned260]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the updated 'afghan' scheme, it appears as though the tan/brown colour is the base coat? And the green is applied in blotches afterwards, but seeing as though where the bonnet rests on the wings is a perfect example of un-faded green, it leans towards a green base coat.

[FFRMAN]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the updated 'afghan' scheme, it appears as though the tan/brown colour is the base coat? And the green is applied in blotches afterwards, but seeing as though where the bonnet rests on the wings is a perfect example of un-faded green, it leans towards a green base coat.

Hi,

not sure what you mean by 'Afghan' scheme, but I have a perentie that was in Afghanistan and it is as all the others, olive drab is the base then brown and black over spayed.

regards
Scott

[Ned260]

Ah my apologies I'm imagining things, but the pattern has been altered since they first started being painted in camouflage is that correct? I have definitely noticed two distinct different patterns, one pattern (must be the more current version) as is on many perenties and the td5's, and another pattern, featuring more green. Apologies for not being able to put photos up right now to demonstrate what I'm on about.

[FFRMAN]

Ah my apologies I'm imagining things, but the pattern has been altered since they first started being painted in camouflage is that correct? I have definitely noticed two distinct different patterns, one pattern (must be the more current version) as is on many perenties and the td5's, and another pattern, featuring more green. Apologies for not being able to put photos up right now to demonstrate what I'm on about.

Hi,

 yes you're correct that there is two distinct patterns but we haven't been able to determine the time frames for changing or if both where concurrent.

regards

[BadCo.]

Interesting. Sorry for the highjack, bit I guess its all related.

One more thing, what's with green seen on surveys?

Same as every other Perentie. The Olive Drab inside and under the AUS Cam PUP outside. Just more paint. Tropical roof may or may not be AUS Cam most are a fiberglass gel coat like the Brown.

Sorry but this doesn't make sense. A mate has a survey and the green on it is a lighter, brighter, kind of more lime and my truck has just the olive drab.

[Ned260]

This is just put down to the fading characteristics of the paint, the paint on my GS is faded to the pale colour, like your mates survey, it's not actually applied as a different colour, and it's for this reason that I bought 4 litres of protec olive drab today   

Once again a guru can correct me if I'm wrong of course