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Does anyone know of a paint that is a good color match for Miller Blue?
Reply:There isn't an exact match unless you go to an auto paint store and have it mixed up..or buy the real Miller paint.
Miller paint is very pricey.The closest I came up after taking half a dozen blues and checking them under high powered tungsten lamps, was Rustoleum's Safety Blue. That is what I painted my Bobus with. It needs a little more green in it to match the Miller stuff, but it looks fine, IMO.
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Reply:rustoleum sail blue is a little closer
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I knew someone would say something like that..so I have proof of what I say.Here are the pics of the samples against a MM135.Left to right, Rusto Sail Blue #7724 ....Rusto Gloss Blue #1926.....Rusto Safety Blue # V-2124...and under the high intensity lamps, that one on the right won out. It was close without the lights, but under the tung lamps, the Sail was too blue.I made my choice...you decide what is best for you.
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Reply:Anyone have the paint code/color for older Miller welders which were darker blue?Don, have you compared the color outside using day light? Just curious if that makes a difference?Thanks,CharlesMillermatic Passport PlusMillermatic 200Millermatic 350P with PythonXMT 304 /w S-64 feeder and 12RCDynasty 300 DXVictor O/APremier Power Welder for my trail junk.
Reply:Not per se, Charles. I have had two machunes sude by sude. I still say the Safety Blue needs a tad more green in it. Here is a sorta side by side pic from when I brought home my MM210. The Bobus looks very close. Never ever thought to get a real side by side...I was too happy to be getting a MM210 to be thinking about the Bobus that day.
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Reply:Here is a sorta side by side pic from when I brought home my MM210.
Reply:I spose so. It was close enough without spending big bucks on the Miller paint or having some made up. It didn't hold up as well as I would have liked in the sun, though. Maybe a UV resistant clear coat would have helped that. It did fade a bit on top. Not that badly, but enough to notice if you looked for it.
Reply:Miller Kevin Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005Posts: 143 The Dupont paint code for it is C5885. From the Miller site...BobBob WrightSalem, Ohio Birthplace of the Silver & Deming Drillhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbend10k/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sawking/1999 Miller MM185 w/ Miller 185 Spoolmate spoolgun
Reply:Match the color? Just paint it orange, it will run better. Are you restoring one, or just re painting. If restoring it please post pics.
Reply:No restoration. I'm building a tool & cable tray to sit on top of my Dialarc and wanted to match the color to the welder. I will post the finished project.
Reply:Thanks for the info. Checked with a local auto paint supplier, the DuPont color matched paint was way too expensive. I picked up a qt. of Rusto Safety Blue and tested it. Looks good to me.
Reply:Ford blue is also a close match.
Reply:If I cant find the right blue... I would use deeper blue... or follow the one with the orange colour bet it turn out cute...Unit in my fab shop dept:my good hand and team that trust me...
A lone welder make art... a village full of welder make Miracles...
Reply:just purchased a gallon of gloss Ford Blue at Atwoods for $29 gallon vs $90 gallon for a custom mix at say Oriellys. very please with Van Sickle tractor paints used so far... we'll see how my Miller Wildcat 350G looks afterwords. it should look like newer Miller blue vs older dark blue
Originally Posted by KSellon
Ford blue is also a close match.
Reply:Ford New Holland tractor blue is in that same color range? Might go take a looksee at your New Holland dealer, I do implements to match my Tractor and the gophers tell me it is REAL close
I've used the Sail blue, near about the same, but haven't seen the safety blue around here. Both look real nice to the average Joe.Lincoln Power MIG 215Lincoln WeldPak 3200HDLincon ProCut 25Lincoln WeldanPower 225 AC/DCIf all else fails... buy more tools
Reply:Another vote for New Holland blue, I use the the newer blue myself
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Reply:Looks like the trailer can use some of that blue paint too...MM350P/Python/Q300MM175/Q300DialarcHFHTP MIG200PowCon300SMHypertherm380ThermalArc185Purox oaF350CrewCab4x4LoadNGo utilitybedBobcat250XMT304/Optima/SpoolmaticSuitcase12RC/Q300Suitcase8RC/Q400Passport/Q300Smith op
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Originally Posted by DesertRider33
Looks like the trailer can use some of that blue paint too...
Reply:fine li'l trailer Kevin...? shocks? Mine bounced a bit till I added 'em... like teeth shaker.Lincoln Power MIG 215Lincoln WeldPak 3200HDLincon ProCut 25Lincoln WeldanPower 225 AC/DCIf all else fails... buy more tools
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Originally Posted by PapaLion
fine li'l trailer Kevin...? shocks? Mine bounced a bit till I added 'em... like teeth shaker.
Reply:It's a work in progress, but with all due respect to 7A749's finishwork standards, I figure, this one is better than it was. And, it will not continue to rust away. I still have to get a better flow meter/ regulator and a full sized bottle which I consider more important right now. Anyhow, cut to the chase, before and after pics from raw condition in truck, to primer, to Rustoleum Safety Blue (I just shot the paint today after reading through this thread). Note the door side, the lower panel is still the original color and only has some slight surface rust along the edge. I mean gee whiz, look at my poor truck box. No comparison!
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Reply:not completely finished yet... but here's what my Miller Wildcat 350G looks like painted with Ford Gloss Blue. $30 gal at Atwoods. very nice quality tractor paint. excellent coverage, used less than a quart spraying with an HVLP gun. oriellys wanted $155 for gal single stage enamel matched to original dark blue.
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Reply:Old thread, but a lot of good info here. Question for you guys using Rustoleum Safety blue, are you using spray can or spray gun?http://www.lowes.com/pd_353486-90-75...ductId=3381340http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_saca...ty+blue&_rdc=1Last edited by polarred21; 04-29-2013 at 01:20 AM.
Reply:I did my Millermatic, got a paint that I thought was close at Tractor Supply , rattlecan, you will know it when you see it and it is very close to the miller blue. Side by side with my other machine it is very close."Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum"Lincoln Idealarc 250 AC/DCMillermatic 251 Syncrowave 300 30A spoolgunLincoln MP210Hypertherm 45(2) LN 25(2) Lincoln Weldanpower 225 CV(4) SA200 1 short hood SA250 SAM 400
Originally Posted by polarred21
Old thread, but a lot of good info here. Question for you guys using Rustoleum Safety blue, are you using spray can or spray gun?http://www.lowes.com/pd_353486-90-75...ductId=3381340http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_saca...ty+blue&_rdc=1
Reply:Here is my Bobcat I did last year. I used rattle Rusto Sail Blue rattle can. I'm happy with the color since it's pretty close but I think the Rustolem is still soft a year later.
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Originally Posted by kald
Here is my Bobcat I did last year. I used rattle Rusto Sail Blue rattle can. I'm happy with the color since it's pretty close but I think the Rustolem is still soft a year later.
Reply:This paint code mentioned here, is this for the latest version of Miller blue?
Originally Posted by aametalmaster
Miller Kevin Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005Posts: 143 The Dupont paint code for it is C5885. From the Miller site...Bob
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Originally Posted by SuperArc
I used the same "Sail Blue" with an enamel primer undercoat, on my MM211 cart I made. The sail blue turned out so smooth, it looked almost like a professional car paint job.
Reply:While out picking up that suitcase feeder I stopped at the neighboring town's Lowes and got that can of the Rustoleum safety blue. Only problem I have now is too many projects going on at one time....
Reply:Here's a millermatic 200 on eBay that the seller told me he used Rusto Sail Blue http://www.ebay.com/itm/151048355776...84.m1423.l2649Doug Millermatic 200 Lincoln AC-225 Syncrowave 250
Reply:Doug_, where have you been? Are you getting my PM's?
Reply:Hello folks
I'm new to the forum, and new to welding...merely a hobby at this point as I'm recently retired. Just picked up a used Millermatic 211. Checked with Miller and my serial # was manufactured in March 2010. It's condition is very good...paint looks super other than a couple of minor scuffs on cabinet, and most importantly works perfectly! A close friend is a professional welding "craftsman", and put the 211 through the paces...gave it a thumb up! It came with homebrew welding cart that needs work. Also came with an 80 gal tank roughly 2/3rds full of argon/co2, half a spool of .030 steel wire, and about 20 spare tips. My first project is to clean up and "soup up" the rough rudimentary cart that it came with. Adding some bells and whistles (upgraded handle, hose hooks, mount for tank) while putting my practice beads into play. I'm still putting some final touches on the cart, and getting close to paint. So off to my local home center this evening, and brought back both a can of Sail Blue and Safety Blue Rustoleum rattlers. Put the lids of both cans on top of the 211 case...both were very close, but neither was a perfect match. But through my eyes the Safety Blue gets my vote for the "closest" match.Thanks for all the helpful insight on this board, as I had no idea where to start to match the paint until I found this thread!
All the best,Mike...The Griz
Reply:In my day (I can't believe I said that!) but my first car was a 1970 Mustang Mach I. It was painted Ford "Grabber Blue". I'm not certain if this is the Ford Blue but I think it's pretty close to Miller. Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by jlames
In my day (I can't believe I said that!) but my first car was a 1970 Mustang Mach I. It was painted Ford "Grabber Blue". I'm not certain if this is the Ford Blue but I think it's pretty close to Miller. Just a thought.
Reply:Ah, I wish I did but we lost a great deal of memories in a fire awhile back. Here's it's twin, though.
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Originally Posted by jlames
Ah, I wish I did but we lost a great deal of memories in a fire awhile back. Here's it's twin, though.
Reply:Yeah, it was something all right. Back in the day when good grades and "comportment" in high school and working your butt off after school and during college before the Corp were the only things your parents wanted... and you got rewarded for. But you could just as easily be hoofin' it or back on a bike six weeks later when the next report card came out. I don't even know if they have those anymore.
Reply:What I REALLY wanted. Again, in Miller Blue!!!
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