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[Wishin4a416 2,496]

Do you fellows think Regal or Sunrise red is closer to the early 90's tractors? When I redid a c-160 I used Regal but it looks darker than my late 80's early 90's machines.

 

Thanks

Jack

[953 nut 64,664]

OH BOY, here we go again! Paint color wars, let the fun begin.      I vote for RED         

[ebinmaine 77,826]

@953 nut   is IHC red basically Regal red ?

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Wishin4a416 said:

Regal or Sunrise red

 

 

Sunrise is the color I used on my 1975 C160 Automatic. 

It is, as you know, brighter than stock which is pretty close to Regal red back in that time period.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Wishin4a416 said:

looks darker

 

Remember... colors can both fade lighter or (rarely) set darker with age.  

 

 

 

[ri702bill 11,545]

51 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

2 hours ago, Wishin4a416 said:

looks darker

 

Remember... colors can both fade lighter or (rarely) set darker with age.  

And... note that WH did not use a primer under the paint topcoats. Using rusty red primer, light gray automobile primer, or the green self-etching primer ALL change the color & depth of the red topcoats. And remember, just about all shades of red are not high build colors - they are more translucent...  not as bad as Candy colors though...

[JCM 10,990]

2 hours ago, 953 nut said:

OH BOY, here we go again! Paint color wars, let the fun begin.      I vote for RED         

         

[kpinnc 17,505]

As rattle cans go (available in quarts for HVLP also), this stuff is hard to beat. 

 

Cures a little slow but has higher gloss than regular Regal red. 

 

And Regal Red is good stuff as well. Rust-Oleum is never as durable as automotive paint but works well for what it is and scratches are repairable as well. 

 

 

[Wishin4a416 2,496]

Thanks fellows. I will post a picture when I decide.

[squonk 45,815]

Everyone see colors differently and it depends on what light is hitting it also.

 

I painted a Chevy truck 57 Chevy Red and under a street light at night it looked like a Pumpkin! 

 

 

 

 

To me Sunrise looks too orange. I use Regal. 

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,367]

4 hours ago, kpinnc said:

As rattle cans go (available in quarts for HVLP also), this stuff is hard to beat. 

 

Cures a little slow but has higher gloss than regular Regal red. 

 

And Regal Red is good stuff as well. Rust-Oleum is never as durable as automotive paint but works well for what it is and scratches are repairable as well. 

 

 

I've used a mix of this and the ACE Variant on my tractors. It has dried relatively quickly and is as hard as a rock. I’ve had no issues with it coming off. On the primer question, I have an Art degree and I was taught that white or light base colors lighten, black or dark colors darken.

Edited yesterday at 12:20 AM by MainelyWheelhorse

[Lee1977 7,628]

I used this with hardner and thinner, drys fast and hold.

The government is playing games again  and won't let me post the picture of one quart of Rust-oleum  IH red.

Edited yesterday at 03:42 PM by Lee1977

[953 nut 64,664]

On 4/1/2026 at 12:11 AM, Lee1977 said:

won't let me post the picture of one quart of Rust-oleum  IH red.

How about a gallon.

[Lee1977 7,628]

That's even better! Here is the 71 Raider painted  with  IH red.