Imron was: Tuscan paint

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I believe some Imron paints were produced for automotive use in the not so
distant past but I'm not sure it is currently being produced for that
purpose. I know of at least three or four pieces of railroad equipment that
have been painted using Imron paint.

As far as being used for modeling, I was thinking along the same lines
about how it might affect plastic models. Even if it was okay to use, it
would require considerable thinning to get adequate flow through an air
brush. I suspect the time required to cure would be considerably longer
than typical acrylic paint as well.  It may work better on brass models but
I'd be hesitant to use it on plastic.

Mike True


On Mon, Jan 29, 2024, 3:47 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Imron is an epoxy coating used to seal concrete and other porous
> materials.   It is not really a paint.  In addition to all the safety
> issues,  the surface preparation will dissolve a plastic model, and it is a
> rather thick coating.  It is not automotive grade,  it is heavy industrial
> grade.  It is also not sold to just anyone.   The closest stuff available
> to the general public is garage floor coating.
>
> Not the kind of coating you would want on a detailed model.
>
> Nigel
>
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2024, 1:16 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Richard et al,
>> Thanks for all of your information and advice.  I am giving ample
>> consideration to everyone's input.  I very fondly remember, it may
>> have been at our first Williamson convention, when Pat Ryan handed me a
>> baby food jar of Tuscan red paint that someone had had mixed from the
>> formula codes Tom Dressler put forward back in the day.  I was very pleased
>> with the results I got using it.  Later when I was living in Houston, I had
>> a pint of red and a pint of blue mixed for me according Tom''s codes and
>> again was very pleased with the outcome.  At a minimum, If we can get some
>> of the current formula, it should provide us with a good starting point for
>> achieving a good match in small scale by lightening as Jim Nichols (whose
>> advice I have considered to be invaluable ever since I joined) has
>> described.  And since I will be doing test shots, even if it turns out
>> poorly, all I will be out is a bit of tiime and money, and I'll be a little
>> wiser for the experience.
>> Jim C.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> .
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 12:27 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
>> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> I have had paints like this mixed at most any automotive paint supplier.
>>> I would think if they have the code for Imron that they could convert it to
>>> a much safer Acrylic.
>>>
>>> Back in the 80's I took the paint code for N&W blue to a local paint
>>> supplier. I watched as he entered the codes and he said, "Oh, Norfolk and
>>> Western blue". I knew I had the right code then. Unfortunately, those codes
>>> are no longer valid. Today's match for N&W Blue is GM 708A/735 (1960)
>>> Marlin Blue. I have contemplated having some mixed, in Acrylic, to add to
>>> our decal line.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Richard D. Shell
>>> ShellScale Decals
>>>
>>> In a message dated 1/29/2024 7:25:04 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>>> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:
>>>
>>>
>>> The 300 preservation society has posted that they are going to use
>>>
>>> Imron paint code for the Tuscan (RH-725261)
>>>
>>> to restore the car to its former color.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to go about obtaining a gallon or less of
>>> this paint?
>>>
>>> Would be nice to be able to use "the real thing" on my passenger
>>> equipment.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jim Cochran
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