Perfect match paint

[pappygold]

Just a note to tell everyone. I wanted to repaint my 1610. I had a hard time finding paint to match. I bought a 6 ounce spray can from a cub dealer for $17.00. That was a waste of money, not even close. My brother in-law is a painter. He said just try Sherwin Williams. So I called and said I needed a Rustolium type paint to match my cub cadet. They said bring in a chip of paint and we will see what we can do. Well, they made me a quart. it matches perfect. I used a small roller to apply it. It looks sprayed on, and matches to the tee.

[Diz Jr.]

Hey pappygold,

Glad to hear you found some paint you like
Get us some pictures if you have a chance.

[Matt G.]

FYI, there are at least 3 shades of yellow sold by Cub Cadet.

And when you think about it, there really is no "perfect" match. Mixing variations occur when paint is hand-mixed, as it's impossible to get 'perfect' ratios of mixed colors.

At any rate though, the Sherwin-Williams paint you bought is probably much higher quality than the CC rattle can

[67hydro]

Just a note, something I learned !!!
I was pricing paint for the two Im gonna paint sometime in my life,lol, Priced Valspar, Case IH, Dupont, PPG, Sherwin williams, and NAPA, probably others I cant think of right now !!! Everyones paint is "the best" I personally wanted PPG or dupont, Name brand high dollar, its gotta be good stuff, be tough, and be resistant to fading.I did however talk in lengh to a guy that has painted for umteen years spraying cars, He was knoledagable, he is a sherwin williams dealer, He did a pretty darn good job convincing me that the sherwin williams stuff is top notch, so I WAS gonna get sherwin willims.I also learned that the NAPA stuff is made buy Sherwin williams, they have varying degrees of quaility, even have a gallon of epoxy with the catalist for about 50 dollars.The gentelman will mix for me quarts with the catalist and something else, cant think of what its called,depending on the temp, ready to spray at no extra charge.Now for some reason that I havent drawn out of anyone yet, people dont seem to like the NAPA, but if its made by sherwin williams its good enough for me!!!!
and the more I thought about it I would not be buying the 80 dollar a quart ppg or dupont Id be buying there econome lines like shop line or Nasson.So NAPA dont seem to bad to me,lol
Just thought id share something small i learned in my trillion hour research project on what the heck im gonna paint my beloved cubs with.I have spent countless hours trying to figure this out,lol, this for some reason, probably due to my inexperience, was a huge decision for me.
Jason

[R Bedell]

Ya know....for me personally, it is good to read posts like this. Thanks guys.

[RPalmer]

Originally Posted by R Bedell

Ya know....for me personally, it is good to read posts like this. Thanks guys.

Me too. I'm like 67hydro in that I research for hours on something like this... even on tie rod ends or new hydro drive line. And to benefit from another's time is very generous to say the least.

[Frugal with John]

Easy way to color match, https://youtu.be/KBZz866UUQM

[1711Cub]

I have color matched paint using this technique. The spectrometer will give you a very close match. I take mine to the local auto paint shop that specializes in PPG products.

[Farmall450]

Originally Posted by 1711Cub

I have color matched paint using this technique. The spectrometer will give you a very close match. I take mine to the local auto paint shop that specializes in PPG products.

Yeah, my Napa can do this and make a can of spray paint in the matched color. Not cheap, though.

[Rex B]

I bought a rattle-can of ""CC Yellow" at TSC recently. Yesterday I used some of it on a 2084 project. If was nowhere near matching my Cub. It was more brownish, possibly correct for the earlier models, but certainly not an MTD Cub.

I much prefer good aerosol paints. I have all kinds of spray guns and the stuff to support it, but the convenience of the packaged paints just can't be beat.

Still looking for the correct paint, both yellow and almond.