Thread: 1969 Series IIA Ex Army project

Hi all,
Just got back up to the coast this morning and have been preparing some stuff for painting.
I was just wondering what the colour code was for the standard olive drab ex army land rovers?
Will have some photos up about this weeks progress later in the week
Cheers
James

Find a supplier of protec paints local to you and ask for olive drab. They supply the ADF. Spray cans are pretty crappy though and clog easily.

Hi mate,
i'm in eumundi, and i have access to a spray gun, if i cannot find a protec shop, would there be a code i can take to the man, and get a can mixed?
cheers
James

From the REMLR pages:

"The modern version of this paint is still available from Protec. It's called camouflage green, it is an enamel paint and its stock number is 342-1166. It is a more modern paint than the original, but is easy to paint with and reproduces the correct colour."

If you search this site for "olive drab" or "paint colour" you'll find a number of threads, some of them acrimonious, on this topic.

Peter

Another day of work today,
pretty much all wiring today, there's alot of it to do!
so far i have all indicators, rear lights, no fronts, or side, or dash lights.
The bloke has put a heap of relays around the car, i would guess the failure of these is causing the problem.
One thing i'm unhappy about is the lack of a brake light switch.
am i correct in saying it should be in the footwell just above the brake pedal?
i assume that all land rovers had this?
cheers
James

Peter, thanks for the info mate

The brake system setup changed significantly over the years.

You will most likely find the brake light switch as a hydraulically operated switch screwed into a brass fitting bolted to the chassis directly beneath the brake pedal box.

Later models (with servo assist) had a mechanical switch on top of the brake pedal box.

Peter.

oh right,
that makes sense, i did see a switch looking peice on the brake line
thanks again
James

Originally Posted by peterg1001

From the REMLR pages:

"The modern version of this paint is still available from Protec. It's called camouflage green, it is an enamel paint and its stock number is 342-1166. It is a more modern paint than the original, but is easy to paint with and reproduces the correct colour."

If you search this site for "olive drab" or "paint colour" you'll find a number of threads, some of them acrimonious, on this topic.

Peter

Peter that is the question isn't it!

I've been using Protec on my No.5 and recently re-sprayed an SIIa FFT to have it "parade condition" for the 50th Anniversary of the 1 Sigs Regiment. For a rush job on a wet and windy day painting outside, I think we did a great job. However it seems that the Protec Camouflage Green is actually a current AusCam colour not the original re-paint colour of the SIIa era. In fact Protec at Minto NSW, suggest the local Holsworthy and Moorebank barracks are some of their largest volume customers.

Only last week a mate and ex-RAEME mech (some of you will know) bought some pre-mixed camouflage green enamel in 20 litre drums from Wattyl Industrial paints. While I have been suggesting he use Protech, he suggests that it was not the colour he used when at 2 Base Workshops etc. On examining the resulting colour on his Mk 3 Inter, I have to agree the colour is different to the Protech colour, the Wattyl tending to green where the Protech tending to yellow.

To confuse matters more, on Sunday I picked up the remains of an SIII FFR tub and the multiple layers of olive green were each different. The original Land Rover lustreless colour was something in-between the Wattyl Camo Green and the NATO green of UK Land Rovers.

Go figure!

I guess anyone's decision is to choose a colour based upon availability and the other vehicles your vehicle/s will be on parade with. Then go out and get that one and stick to it each time you re-paint.

Diana