Pin stripping paint
 

Where can one find apple green pin stripping paint? My painter cannot find it through his normal suppliers. Thanks.

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Check out Eastwood body supply products at www.eastwood.com In their paint section, they offer pin striping paint by a company called 1 Shot. They show a color called Sublime Green, which, by the sample they show, looks close to Apple Green.
It sells for $16.99 for a half pint. You can also check the 1Shot website at
www.1shot.com to see if there is a distributor in your area to see an actual sample. Your pin striper should be able to tint it, if needed.

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I have been striping for 45 years. If you want Apple green I agree you would be safer picking a standard color from the 1 Shot palette. You really cant mix 1 shot colors to get the exact color because they are not true mixing colors. Striping paint is oil based so trying to do it with a different type of paint really does not work, it does not flow while "pulling" a line. It needs to dry REAL slow to work correctly.

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Interesting thought. Maybe you are correct. Sure would like for Jim Brand to comment as both he and my striper seem to be able to mix 1-Shot Striping Enamels to get them close enough for matching the color ship in the Paint & Refinish guide. While not Apple Green, my striper has mixed Tacoma Crème in 1-Shot and then pulled a stripe on a wheel that was already sprayed in Tacoma urethane. Matched when dried.

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I've mixed 1-shot colors for my own use, but it was a hit or miss kind of thing.
I think what Marc meant was you can not mix to a given recipe like they do at a paint store and be able to confidently say "This is apple green".

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I have two cars needing striping, anyone know of one in Northwest area of Washington??

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I've been a striper for over 58 years and have used One Shot almost from day one, right out of the can most of those years. I add a drop or two of Smoothie to the paint to eliminate Fish Eye. It comes 1/2 oz. cans. Will keep for years and goes a long way if sealed. I personally close the lid when I'm done with the paint then store it upside down.

If you have to mix colors to get what you want, mix a couple of drops of colors and paint some passes onto a clean piece of acetate (lots of packaging comes in that so you wouldn't have to go out a buy it). KEY;;; Let it dry overnight on the acetate and hold the acetate over the desired color for a match. It's a good idea to mix several combinations of colors, keeping a list of how many drops are used to create each.

I've mixed One Shots in my sign business for all those years...

Happy Striping.................

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Jim P.,

There is no source for Model A striping colors. That's a good thing because your Apple Green wheels will probably NOT match the next guy's ! It's better to match the stripe color by eye against your wheels.

Most of this depends on how accurate a match you want. As suggested, there are some outta the can greens that from 40 feet might resemble Apple Green.

The better match = more effort.

Jim B.