FlyZone Beaver touch up paint

[Bluebird]

Hi folks Does anyone know of a touch up paint for the FlyZone Beaver with the salmon coloured paint scheme? I spoke to the manufacturer last year and they had nothing available. Perhaps a combination of two colours mixed together may produce something close.
It's such a nice plane and I have many flights on mine but it is starting to show a little wear and tear so I thought the winter would be a good time to touch it up a bit.
Thanks!

[StarHopper]

Re: FlyZone Beaver touch up paint

Hi BB,
No answers yet so I'll offer a couple of tips. If you try mixing your own color, remember paints tend to dry lighter (hued) than they look wet. Do some test 'spots' first - of course, gotta remember your formulae too.

The other, in case you don't know of it. Take your color - a part from the model or the model itself, into a Lowes or Home Depot paint dept. (eg; most modern paint outlets have the capability now) and let them scan with their color-matching equipment, & mix you a custom sample in water-based acrylic. Samples are usually like ~$6 for a half-pint or so. You'll want to test patch that too, pretty quickly. Let dry & compare; take the sample back for adjustment if needed.

[Bluebird]

Re: FlyZone Beaver touch up paint

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Hi StarHopper. Thanks very much for the helpful info. I never really consid=
ered that Home Depot or similar would be willing to work in such small quant=
ities, but it makes sense that they have the technology and I'm sure the cle=
rk would be willing to help out.
I will give that a try. Have a great weekend! Bluebird

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olor, remember paints tend to dry lighter (hued) than they look wet. Do some=
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e model or the model itself, into a Lowes or Home Depot paint dept. (eg; mos=
t modern paint outlets have the capability now) and let them scan with their=
color-matching equipment, & mix you a custom sample in water-based acrylic.=
Samples are usually like ~$6 for a half-pint or so. You'll want to test pa=
tch that too, pretty quickly. Let dry & compare; take the sample back for ad=
justment if needed. =20
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