Paint colours for Gulf scheme

[RedAl]

Can anyone recommend a good water based airbrush paint match for the Orange and Blue Gulf paint schemes ?

thanks

[lochness42]

Originally Posted by RedAl

Can anyone recommend a good water based airbrush paint match for the Orange and Blue Gulf paint schemes ?

thanks

I would recommend Createx Sky blue and with suitable layer of Fluorecent orange. Guy that we did shell for in Gulf colours liked this combination. Someone might would like slightly darker blue shade but I really belive this is good one.

[eyeayen]

The sky blue is spot on but I'd say standard FasOrange is closer to the original colour scheme.

[RedAl]

Thanks for the suggestions.

[lochness42]

Originally Posted by eyeayen

The sky blue is spot on but I'd say standard FasOrange is closer to the original colour scheme.

Possibly - I got only very limited selection of Faskolor paints as I mainly focused on Createx and RCS Graphicworx paints.

[bigred5765]

Createx Opaque Sky Blue Ref: AC-CTX-5207

Createx Transparent Orange Ref: AC-CTX-5119
back with opaque white

[def12007]

i agree with Ian look at some of my old shells i did a couple of shells using this colour scheme

[eyeayen]

Faskolor and createx are essentially the same.

I used to have my business above a body shop and they had to paint a Gulf replica, the colours they sourced were accurate and I matched both the colours I mentioned to the spray outs they tested and the customer signed off before the job commenced which is why I recommended these specific ones.

Faskolor Reference:
Blue - Fassky #40012
Orange - Fasorange #40007

I'd imagine the createx will be called or numbered very similar.

[gingapaint]

Depending on what you want to use the shell for... Fluro orange will make it easier to spot on track. I used martini based colours recently, but used fluro red for this reason. If it's purely scale, then I think Ian is spot on.

[eyeayen]

Originally Posted by gingapaint

I used martini based colours recently, but used fluro red for this reason.

Funny I've been researching that recently too, the Gulf colours were quite set in stone when we researched them from RAL Numbers. The Martini ones were much more dependant on who painted them and some indeed were Fluro Red, so you were right

Sorry i've derailed the thread... ahem... Gulf Colours you say...

[The Chef]

Originally Posted by eyeayen

Faskolor and createx are essentially the same.

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If so Ian why is Fastcolour shocking going through the gun? I've tried using a couple of fastcolour paints and compared to Createx it's shocking.

[eyeayen]

Originally Posted by The Chef

If so Ian why is Fastcolour shocking going through the gun? I've tried using a couple of fastcolour paints and compared to Createx it's shocking.

Tell me about it, it's too thick. But it is the same stuff, maybe more like the slightly thicker Autoair. I was told a long time ago by someone else, so long ago I can't remember now but I had no reason to doubt them, the colours are the same if you compare them though. Slightly different names and codes but you can splodge some out of each pot and it'll be the same colour. No excuse for it being thick and gloopy though eh ! Apparently the newer stuff is better formulated and isn't as thick ?

[bigred5765]

just thin it with 4011 thinner you get more jobs per pot if its thicker

[U1timate PigDog]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure there made in the same factory but are made up differently (slightly different amounts of pigments and chemicals etc)

Its not just a straight forward re-branding.

Jon would be able dig a little deeper into the physics of paint making if needed i'm sure .