Southern Pacific Red in rattle can

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wa6mdi
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Southern Pacific Red in rattle can

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I'm looking to repaint a flat car/riding car in Southern Pacific red (Dakota red?) Anyone know if there is a rattle can color available and what it is?

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Re: Southern Pacific Red in rattle can

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If you can't find something ready to go, you can probably get the color from one of the HO scale suppliers and have a custom mix put into a spray can. There are companies that do this.
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Or, go to Sherwin Williams or one of the other commercial paint stores and have them mix a quart, then grab a cheapo $20 airless paint gun from horror freight. Their paint guns are actually pretty decent.

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Re: Southern Pacific Red in rattle can

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https://www.minutemanscalemodels.com/category-s/127.htm

Looks like they have SP red and Scarlet in a 6oz. spray can..
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