Psibur[TK] Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Had a single, but large, piece go MIA. A gracious soul gave me a spare which was from AM. The AM piece is very bright white in contrast to the Anovos' off-white/eggshell coloring. Has anybody by chance been able to paint over one and get it to closely match an Anovos one? I tried the Rustoleum semi-gloss white suggestion on the thread below, but still seemed a bit too bright for the Anovos ABS: I did get a suggestion to wet sand it first to get the shine off which I haven't tried yet. Any tips for doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digz Graavz[TK] Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 600-800 grit and keep it wet. Make sure you get wet-sand compatible paper otherwise it will fall apart. Try leaving it in the sun for a while as that can fade it a bit too. There's a good chance your armor has changed over time. Worst case, go to a reliable paint store and take a piece with you. Get them to colour match it. We sell SICO paint where I work and the matches we can do on "whites" are pretty amazing. Only thing is that it would be a latex acrylic, so you'd need to sand and prime the piece first and then wet-sand the crap out of it to get a good shine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-42775[TK] Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 What piece did you lose? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 I have a small compressor and spray gun it's a great help when you want to try get a shade closer to a particular armor, it still takes some time though to get the right mix and of course trying test samples as the paint dries differently. All I can suggest is either taking to a automotive paint supplier and have them colour match or trial and error and try mix the paint yourself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psibur[TK] Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Thanks all for the responses and great suggestions. I’ll try to turn this into a progress thread this weekend time permitting. James: Lost the ammo belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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