source for homelite red paint?

[NWCS]

hey all, im looking to fully restore my little homelite XL-12 and would really like to find a true homelite red paint. also if anybody knows of a NOS homelite bar with the proper logos for a saw of this age, or even somebody that will re-stencil an old orig bar. my saw came with a 20" bar but i think a 12-16 would be more proper. will be a display item in my saw shop.

 

[Bob Wright]

If its just going to be a hanger and not used you can get the paint matched at any paint shop. Just find a piece that isn't faded out that they can match with their little computer matcher. As far as a decal for the bar any sign shop can make a vinyl copy of the writing. But after you get it pretty i wouldn't use it...Bob

 

[Lawn Masters]

The paint is a bright red, at least thats what I see on the inside of my 7-19's intake elbow.

 

[Al Smith]

The original stuff was a combo of orange/red.I've tried about everything,with no success.Allis orange,J I Case flambou,nothing matched.I painted my 2100 with about the same color as a 1050,but it's not the right color.MCCulloch is easy,it's OSHA safety yellow,but that doesn't help you on the Homey.Every so often,an original type bar shows up on e-bay.If I'm not mistaken,someone posted the color .on this site.It would take an extensive search to find it.If you do find the exact color match,please let us know.

 

[lostone]

Is this the link Al?
Paint

 

[Bill G]

Is this the link Al?
Paint

I believe those are the original Homelite part number not paint codes.

Bill

 

[NWCS]

hey Al, have you tried international farmall red tractor paint? underneath my air filter cover looks an aweful lot like the old farmall tractor i had.

http://www.valu-bilt.com is having a sale on tractor paint..
less than 5 for a spray can and $8 for a quart can. i could actually afford that stuff.

 

[Al Smith]

Yes I did try Farmall red,not a match.What ever I used for the 2100 was about the same as later Homelite red,but not the orange tint of the earlier saws.I will look in the morning for the paint color,but as I said,it's the later paint.I will post a picture of the only Homies I have ,which is the 2100 and a little xl2.Kind of both ends of the spectrum,so to speak.You will see the difference in the color.

 

[Lawn Masters]

The EARLY homelites used a similar shade of red, not exactly the same, but the orange you see, is actually the original red paint after its been in the sun for about a decade. at least thats what I've seen. if you look at the inside of an intake elbow, that'll give you a perfect sample of the original paint color on something like a 5-20, 17, or something like that.

 

[Al Smith]

Shades of red

I don't know if this will help,but here it is.In one picture,Homey Xl2,original paint,Lombard Commanga,original,Lombard Commaga early version,Allis Chalmers orange,2100 Homey.The colors on the metal are Farmall red and JI Case red flambeau.The bottom of the 2100 shows remains of the original color.If you can get into Mike Acres site,look up 2100 Homelite.In addition to my saw,Steve,Z4,has his,which has the original paint.I also attempt to get the original color,but most likely no one would know the difference

 

[Bill G]

Al,


Well that is even better Homelite saws and a Ford truck.

Bill

 

[Lawn Masters]

Husqvarna orange may be a match.

 

[Bill G]

Husqvarna orange may be a match.

Not even close.

 

[jimbo1490]

The average human eye can quite easily distinguish several million color shades, so your chances of finding somebody's paint that just happens to be a perfect match are slim to none. Just go to your local auto paint jobber and get them to mix up a pint of their cheapest line to match a smaple you provide. Pick a piece that has never seen any sun, like inside a satrter cover or some such. The cheapest auto paint (excepting lacquer, but most jobbers do not sell lacquer anymore)will be better than the factory paint on a saw, BTW.

jimbo

 

[lesorubcheek]

I know its not a perfect match, but I've used paint for chevrolet engines (red-orange) and its close enough for a knock-around saw. Here's a 150 I've almost finished up with a fresh coat of this paint. It had been painted over with a dark red finish when I got it. I had to JB Weld and re-enforce the front handle bar attachment as you can tell in the photo. It got stipped, primed, and a fresh coat of the Chevrolet engine paint.

I agree the best way is to get a match with a good quality automotive paint, but at less that $5 per can, this is a low cost alternative.

Dan

 

[Bill G]

That looks awful red for Chevy orange high heat.

Bill

 

[lesorubcheek]

Bill,

I used Dupli-Color part# DE 1607 (Chevrolet Orange-Red). There's also a DE 1620 (Chevrolet Orange) which is a very bright orange which is probably what most people would think of. I'd never saw the Orange-Red until several months ago in Wal-Mart. Its about the closest thing to Homelite red I've came across, but even so, side by side with original Homelite paint, its noticeably different. Here's a link to the Dupli-Color Site.

Dupli-Color

Dan

 

[ky-homelite]

found this on the internet today.

http://jdsupply.deere.com/business_...cess/color_standards/color_standards_list.htm

scroll down and you see this :
F9CD Homelite Red(Bayer 7284) Paint

don't know if it helps or not.

 

[Lawn Masters]

Well, I'd have to see it in person to know for sure whether or not its really Homelite red.

 

[ky-homelite]

Wonder if you could call up a Deere dealer and maybe get a spray can of it?