Where to get CARC

[motormayhem]

My hood is real cracked up and the subframe is falling out so anyway I found a good replacement hood for $20. Now I need to get some 686CARC to paint it to match the truck. I am not interested in the substitute stuff as it wont match the texture of the rest of the truck. Any ideas on where I can get a few gallons of the tan carc stuff?

 

[tourus]

paint

well i am getting carc from a sherman williams industreal store i did a bunch ar reseach awhile back got some numbers then they crossed them to what is sold today . the woman i spoke to said it is what she sells to a few bases when they order it. it was about 75.00 each gal i have three on order .

 

[srodocker]

how much carc would one need for a 3 color camo job? like how much of each?

 

[optitrader66]

I just bought some of the waterborn carc yesterday from Sherwin Williams ,The cost was 98.50 for a gallon of carc , two quarts of hardner were 47.20 each for a total with tax of 206.40.

 

[beanman1]

i need to check my suppler i think i can get it cheaper

 

[bigmike]

I just bought some of the waterborn carc yesterday from Sherwin Williams ,The cost was 98.50 for a gallon of carc , two quarts of hardner were 47.20 each for a total with tax of 206.40.

that sounds about right. In the 2 years I spent painting my truck and trailer, the price rose from $71 to $96 so I'm not surprised it's almost $100 a gallon.

 

[motormayhem]

Wow that's an expensive gallon of paint. Is it like 90 for all the stuff I would need to paint or would it be 90 + 40 in hardener?

 

[tuff-truck-guy]

u know it might be cheaper to paint the whole rig a carc copy than to paint it actual carc, njust a thought but unless u need chem proof uv absorbant paint id say go substitute and repaint the whole rig easyier to get touch up paint as well and possibly more cost efective

 

[tuff-truck-guy]

 

[optitrader66]

$98.50 was for 1 gallon of carc ,you will also need 2 quarts of hardener or @ $47.20 each.
The carc substitute paints are a lot cheaper but the 383 green color is just too glossy and color is not like carc. I've used the rapco carc substitute and it works great and is a lot cheaper but the color I just didn't like .

 

[Truegiant]

I think I have 5-6 gallons of black CARC (yes the real stuff.. we were cleaning out the pll shed in the motor pool and they wanted it disposed of)

Make an offer. I am in GA and will have to ship of course. If your local you can have one gallon for free to help out a fellow SS member.

 

[m16ty]

I've touched up several spots on my truck with Gillespie 383 green. It doesn't match perfect but I think it's mainly because the CARC is faded. It's pretty close though.

I , personally, would think long and hard about using real CARC at $200 a gallon. Two spraycans (maybe three if you count the underside) is all it would take to paint your hood with Gillespie. That would come to a grand total of $12-$18 plus shipping.

 

[emr]

all mil paint fads, and the only way to get a match is like said above , spray the whole thing, use a hobby paint from a supplier close to U, I am an arvoe guy, goes on easy and looks real close to anything on the base by here, my tan looks just like the ones here...

 

[MidnightDuramax]

How many gallons of carc would it take to paint an entire M818 top to bottom as well as the under side. I want to do the 3 color camo.

 

[JB]

Try RAPCO if you want to get just the paint. As Tuff said do you really need CARC?
PAINTS

 

[JB]

How many gallons of carc would it take to paint an entire M818 top to bottom as well as the under side. I want to do the 3 color camo.

You can count on at least two gallons of base coat then maybe a gallon of each of the other colors. We painted my duece with a base of green (2gallons) then added the brown & black.

 

[JB]

Pics

 

[srodocker]

did you use any thinner or anything?

 

[hndrsonj]

Here's my stupid question was the surface prepped? Pic's don't show?

 

[JB]

Surface was prepped. Sanded rust cleaned and primed where needed. This was my first deuce but not first paint job. I used maybe 4 parts paint 1 part mineral spirits. Sorry for the hijack.