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Well Tim, I'am not really any kind of paint guru :o). I did however go through something a couple of years ago similar to what you are now. I wanted to find a source of reasonably high quality paint in that early persian orange shade. Since I am familair with automotive paints over many years, I looked at three manufacturer's: PPG, DuPont and Martin Senour (NAPA). All three of these manufacturer's never refer to the two shades of persian orange as #1 or #2. The only reference to such numbers that I have ever run across is here on this board and on the other AC board. MS had three different "persian oranges". By looking at in-store paint chips of all three, I couldn't tell any difference between them! All three also looked to have too much red in them to be that brownish, pumpkin shade that I was looking for, commonly called persian #1. I also found a DuPont local dealer that had paint chips from an old DuPont agricultural equipment catalog. The two numbers were 29047 and 655. One was called persian orange and the other was called allis chalmers orange, I don't recall which. This site, in the "paint codes" area has only one DuPont color called "persian orange". That is 29047. Compared with the DuPont paint chips I saw, 29047 has too much red in it to be that early persian shade. Judging from the DuPont paint chips I looked at, the 655 was the correct paint shade. I have a cross reference from DuPont to PPG paint numbers which indicates DuPont 655 crosses to PPG 60396. I have also read on this board and the other one about PPG 60080 being the correct early persian shade. Hmmm, stuff disagreed! So, I decided to go with the cross from the paint chip that I thought was correct (DuPont 655) and purchased a quart of PPG 60396. I picked PPG because I have used quite a bit of their products in automotive work over the years and like their paint. The original paint sample in the photo of my post is on the lower V-belt guard for the belly sickle mower on my '42B. It has been kicking around in a barn for the last sixty years because neither Dad nor I ever actually used it on the mower. I know for sure it has the original paint on it that has not seen much sunlight. I scuffed up an area with 400 grit sandpaper to clean the old surface and show up the original shade as much as can be done. As you can see, the PPG 60396 has way too much red in it. I then went back and purchased a quart of PPG 60080 and finally got a decent match with the original. The folks that were calling for PPG 60080 as a match for persian #1 were correct. I also believe that the DuPont to PPG cross is NOT correct. Moral of story: Don't buy a lot of specially mixed paint until you are absolutely positive you have the shade you want. And don't rely on manufacturer's cross references. Also be cautious of the appearance of any paint chips. I am pleased with the PPG 60080 for the early persian. It is available from PPG in their OMNI line in three chemistries: 1) acrylic enamel used either with or w/o a hardener, 2) acrylic urethane and 3) basecoat which REQUIRES a second stage urethane clearcoat for gloss. The OMNI line is PPG's "economical" line of automotive paints. I am not aware of any internet sales of mixed paint from any manufacturer. Make sure you check out any local suppliers to the auto repair trades. That's where most paint of this type is custom mixed, be it PPG, DuPont, MS or some other. From what you say, I would not have a lot of confidence in the store that mixed up the paint you got. If you do not have another PPG dealer in your vicinity to go to, you could check out a DuPont dealer. I think the 655 is correct but I can't be sure without actually purchasing some of it. As with PPG, DuPont has an "economy" line of paints called NASON. Most of the non-car colors are now relegated to the "economy" lines in both manufacturers. I can't verify anything from NAPA (Martin Senour) because I have never purchased any from them and the color chips I saw all looked the same - not good for confidence building. I have read about some stock spray can paint from Krylon that is reportedly quite close to persian #1 but I don't have a number to attach to it. I never pursued that option because I think most spray can paint is of a lower quality and durability than a good automotive paint used with a hardener. Don't forget that it is difficult to evaluate color shades on computer screens. The differences in camera and monitor sensitivities and adjustments make exact color rendition hard unless everything is carefully calibrated for color work. That persian orange seems to be a problem on my screen to get it to show up exactly as one sees it. That's why I showed all three shades in the same photo. At least it shows the relative differences. I don't have any real recommendations on a spray gun. You might try Sharpe though for good quality at a decent price. The three guns I have are all DeVilbiss and each is way over the $100 mark. You might also want to browse the posts in the "paint and bodywork" forum of this site. There have been discussions on spray guns there in the past. Do a sort-by-date search in that forum on "gun". Or even ask a new question there about recommended guns in the $100 range. I am sure you will get some replies.
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