Fun With Colors

PPG's Delstar and DuPont's Centari are about as good as it gets in an acrylic enamel - in my opinion. It is significantly more expensive than the OMNI. I have used quite a bit of Delstar in the past but haven't been able to get it mixed at all anywhere in my area for several years. It does seem to be still available in the midwest however. If you can find it in your area, I think you would be pleased with it. Before you decide definitely on Delstar, I recommend you do a full cost comparison (in ready-to-spray quantities) with Concept acrylic urethane in PPG's Deltron Line. Comparative color-only prices are here for Delstar and here for Concept. If you find the RTS prices not much greater for the Concept, I'd go with the Concept simply because it is a true acrylic urethane rather than a urethane-modified acrylic enamel (Delstar w/hardener DXR80).

Although I have never done it myself, and usually don't recommend such things, I feel quite confident that you would have no problem applying either Delstar or Concept over either MP170 or MP182. If faced with the choice, I would do it myself, especially if I already had the primer and surfacer - I feel it is that low of a risk. What I would not do is use an OMNI hardener or reducer in either the Delstar or the Concept. I think that's a higher risk that's just asking for trouble. Use the proper mix ingredients for the product.

I really don't think there would be a problem using Concept over MP170 or MP182. No guarantees of course, since I've never done it :o).

This has gotten to be quite a thread. I noticed in the "paint codes" section of this site there is a DuPont 7410 Dulux listed as "IHC Red". Dulux was a DuPont alkyd enamel that is no longer available but the 7410 checks out as still a valid number for many DuPont modern chemistries. The DuPont-to-PPG cross that I have crosses 7410 to PPG 71969. Still another "red" for consideration. Frank Stalfire probably had the best suggestion: If one knows for sure that the dealer IH2150 is the color they want, then they should get some and do a sprayout. If they want to move up to a better chemistry, take the sprayout to a DuPont jobber to see how close they can come with their Spectramaster generic colors that are available in all DuPont chemistries, as far as I know. There probably is a similar mechanism with PPG - I just don't know about it. I do know that the DuPont YS074 Spectramaster "Yellow" is the best match that I have seen from DuPont for my early AC persian orange - better than any other more "standard" Dupont formula numbers.