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CNKS
07-16-2005 19:30:03
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Re: How does this red for a 50 SA look to you guys in reply to scottt#2, 07-16-2005 18:13:15
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I have not seen the local mixing rack -- my statement about the fraction of the gram, meant that they should use the scale they have to it's accuracy. If it weighs to 0.1 gram, that's what they should use, 0.01 then use that accuracy, etc. You are correct that the error is small. There are 566.4 grams/gal of orange in 71310, hard to imagine 0.1 gram making any difference, but if they make a 0.5 gram error in all the meausurements, maybe that is enough to cause problems. As you can probably tell I know nothing about mixing paint. But, early in my career, I worked in a chemical lab -- that is where I learned accuracy, and also learned what happened if I was not careful enough -- mixing paint is the same principle. The DuPont rep, Frank Stalfire, says that any color code, for tractors, at least, is someone's idea of what the color should be, using a photo, or perhaps a painted item off a tractor that supposedly is correct. Perhaps 71310 is not the correct color for IH 2150, I don't know, as I have not compared it with any other brand. I don't know when or where 71310 was developed. As to what I would cut back on, it would be the orange toner, I have no clue as to how much. The other thing that you can do, if you want to, is to purchase a small quantity of Case-IH 2150, and have the dealer match that. Also IH 2150 was not developed by IH until 1961. There were at least 4 shades of paint, the original IH 50, then 1102B, then 201, then 2150. All of these are different shades, and will differ among themselves depending on who mixes them. One other thing -- Omni is an economy line, meaning that the toners are not as high a quality as they are in, say, Concept. Perhaps there is variation in the individual batches of toners. Perhaps because of the lower quality, the paint does not cure to the same color, each time -- I simply do not know. But, as far as I'm concerned, 71310 does change color. It goes on red, then as it cures, it changes to the orange tint. I have seen that happen twice, within a couple of hours. May be my eyes, I don't know. I have also heard that it will get darker (more red) if you park your tractor outside in the sun for several days -- dunno about that one. I have told you all I know, which as you can see isn't much. Perhaps Rod can elaborate.
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