is there a sage green spray paint?

[bajorek]

I am touching up rusty spots on my bus. I want to touch it up with something close to the original sage green. I've checked my local autoparts store, and wal-mart and haven't found anything close.

Any suggestions other than buying original- I have no way to spray it

[bljones]

any good auto body shop should be able to mix up the tint you need, and put it in a spray can for you. Using the original paint code will get you the original colour, but don't be surprised if it doesn't match your sunfaded original paint.

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BusDepot was selling small cans of it for a while; don't know if they still are but it was like $16/can if my memory serves me correctly.

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Hi,
Not sure what color "sage green" is, but Rustoleum makes a "Hunter Green" that matches well with my original 1972 paint. It's a dark green. I bought it in spray can and in a 1 pint can, painted my engine hatch with it. Looks pretty good!
Rich

[bajorek]

No, mine is that beautiful puke green. Kind of like - bite my tongue- Kawasaki green.

[MrBreeze]

http://busdepot.webappcabaret.net/details.jsp?partnumber=L33H63/2


-=Rob
'77 Westy (That puke, pea, sage green we all love)

[NeverHadaBeetle]

When I'm touching up busses I take the actual bus to a local auto paint supply store. They mix the paint and put it in spray cans for me. One particular store does a very good job by starting first with the paint code from their manuals and then they tint it to match perfectly. They charge me about $10 for an 11 oz can. I have used the BusDepot paint, but it was about $16 for a 5 oz can. The BusDepot paint may have matched a brand new bus, but it certainly doesn't match a 25 year old bus. Good luck.

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Ah, the 70's. Had a suit that color. (I think I had a dog that color too!)

[tellis]

You can also get matching paint at www.paintscratch.com

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Bus Depot's spray touch-up paint is okay but doesn't match exactly. It worked well for me in the less noticeable spots (ie inside the engine bay). My best luck was with a auto paint shop. the used a computer to analyze the paint and match it superbly. Spray equipment is neccessary, unfortunately.

[hazetguy]

I'm looking for a vendor that has pre-mixed spray cans or small cans of the Sage Green color for a '76 Westfalia.
Are there any available, aside from going through paintscratch?
I didn't see any on wolfsburgwest or busdepot.
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[Bulli Klinik]

Sage green:

Any automotive paint supply house should be able to mix up the paint you're after.
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[xyzzy]

I used this site to order a spray can for my Pastel White, and it works great. I got the touch-up pen too and it is great as well.

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/
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[Ride_On]

I've been looking around for similar lately and in other threads on TheSamba, there were 2 rattle can options that seemed feasible - I have tried neither! The first needs a clear coat top coat for shine.

1. Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Ultra Cover 2x Satin Eden (needs clear coat for gloss shine)

https://www.amazon.ca/Rust-Oleum-249077-Painters-Purpose-12-Ounce/dp/B006ZHJVU2?th=1

2. Rust-Oleum Gloss Fern

Ultimately, I found that I work around the corner from a auto paint supply shop. I got a pre-mixed aerosol can for ~$35 - mixed by paint code and they showed it to me before putting it in a can. Handy and reproducible!
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[aeromech]

Call these guys

http://www.apstowerpaint.com/

They will mix up the paint and ship it to you in a rattle can. Get 2 cans and save.
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[orwell84]

[aeromech]

Several years ago I fixed a 1978 champagne bus that had an engine fire. I pulled the engine and repainted the bay using the VW brown from the paint code. Tower sent me the rattle cans and it came out okay.
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Licensed Pilot (Single engine Land)
Boeing 727,737-200-300-400,757,767
Airbus A319,320,321
DC9/MD80
BAe146
Fokker F28/F100
VW type 1 1962,63,65,69,72
VW Type 2 1971 (3 ea.) 1978, 1969
VW Jetta
VW Passat
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[wihr]

A few years back I had several rattle cans of L87 Pearl White mixed up at NAPA. As I recall it was not cheap but it was not too expensive.

WW
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[HarryFD]

Personally I go to the auto paint store and have them make me a pint of 2 pack paint and get some hardener. When I need to spray, I mix up a small batch and use a PreVal Sprayer to apply. This way you get decent automotive paint that lasts