Skymaster Paint
#3
RE: Skymaster Paint
Possibly a "dangerous goods" Issue. Paint is considered dangerous goods, and cannot be shipped with normal freight. The documentation costs alone can be expensive for this kind of item.
#6
My Feedback: (15)
RE: Skymaster Paint
I paid about the same for my red touch up paint.
It arrived on a broken plastic container, spilled throughout the wrapping.
I had oredered through bvm. I asked if I could either get the paint again(in the bottle this time) or a refund.
I got nothing.
It has been months.
Biggest waste of $60
Dave
It arrived on a broken plastic container, spilled throughout the wrapping.
I had oredered through bvm. I asked if I could either get the paint again(in the bottle this time) or a refund.
I got nothing.
It has been months.
Biggest waste of $60
Dave
#7
My Feedback: (2)
RE: Skymaster Paint
Here's an alternative.
Warplanes are patch repaired all the time. Paint rarely matches even from the same batch. Close is good enough, and quite scale. I've seen our crew chiefs rattle can away! Not preffered, but time is of the essence. I'm sure Air Force dudes are the same thus:
Warplanes are patch repaired all the time. Paint rarely matches even from the same batch. Close is good enough, and quite scale. I've seen our crew chiefs rattle can away! Not preffered, but time is of the essence. I'm sure Air Force dudes are the same thus:
#10
RE: Skymaster Paint
Did same for my red/black MB339 and the red paint I got from them was totally different colour. More orange than anything. Thinking that the exposure to bright sun light may have cause the colour change on the model. They were good about it and gave me a refund. The amount of paint they sent me could have covered three models. Got a fantastic match at a local supplier just 5 minutes down the road.
#11
My Feedback: (1)
RE: Skymaster Paint
Any good auto paint supplier should be able to do a scan color match. I have done touch up work from the same can the model was originally painted from and it still is not a perfect match. The nice thing about military colors as said above it only looks more true to scale. Full scale fighters look amazingly rough when you get up close to them.
It would however be nice if a color match kit could be included with the model even for just a little extra charge.
It would however be nice if a color match kit could be included with the model even for just a little extra charge.
#13
My Feedback: (44)
RE: Skymaster Paint
Hey Pete that's not bad, they quoted me $99.00 to ship a $20 clear canopy[:@][:@][:@]
I also needed paint for the Skymaster Dragon that I am repairing and I didn't wnat to pay the shipping or wait for ever for the paint to arrive from Skymaster, so I went to the local Automotive paint store with panels in hand and said match it, not thinking to ask how much it would cost. My second mistake is I asked for a pint each, my third mistake is I didn't specify the brand.
Big mistake!
They mixed it in DuPont Chroma base:
The Green was $82.67 [X(][X(][:@]
The Blue was $60.09 [X(][X(][:@]
The White was 53.38[X(][X(][:@]
I also needed paint for the Skymaster Dragon that I am repairing and I didn't wnat to pay the shipping or wait for ever for the paint to arrive from Skymaster, so I went to the local Automotive paint store with panels in hand and said match it, not thinking to ask how much it would cost. My second mistake is I asked for a pint each, my third mistake is I didn't specify the brand.
Big mistake!
They mixed it in DuPont Chroma base:
The Green was $82.67 [X(][X(][:@]
The Blue was $60.09 [X(][X(][:@]
The White was 53.38[X(][X(][:@]
#16
My Feedback: (6)
RE: Skymaster Paint
ORIGINAL: rcpete347
HI Guys, paint will never match, jet fades, even 1 week in the sun.
My colour is flat, which gets complicated for the supplier.
Also, all our high VOC paints are gone, only water base, here in Canada.
Rcpete
HI Guys, paint will never match, jet fades, even 1 week in the sun.
My colour is flat, which gets complicated for the supplier.
Also, all our high VOC paints are gone, only water base, here in Canada.
Rcpete
Mike
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#17
My Feedback: (61)
RE: Skymaster Paint
Pete,
Bring a part with you to Home Depot and get them to match it. Try a satin paint, it should be very close. If its still to glossy you can spray a light coat of krylon flat clear over the painted area to dull it even more. I have done this on repairs and it looked fine.
Vin...
Bring a part with you to Home Depot and get them to match it. Try a satin paint, it should be very close. If its still to glossy you can spray a light coat of krylon flat clear over the painted area to dull it even more. I have done this on repairs and it looked fine.
Vin...
#18
My Feedback: (15)
RE: Skymaster Paint
ORIGINAL: ddennison
I paid about the same for my red touch up paint.
It arrived on a broken plastic container, spilled throughout the wrapping.
I had oredered through bvm. I asked if I could either get the paint again(in the bottle this time) or a refund.
I got nothing.
It has been months.
Biggest waste of $60
Dave
I paid about the same for my red touch up paint.
It arrived on a broken plastic container, spilled throughout the wrapping.
I had oredered through bvm. I asked if I could either get the paint again(in the bottle this time) or a refund.
I got nothing.
It has been months.
Biggest waste of $60
Dave
DD