Marine Paint Company That can mix a custom color?

[chuckt]

So has anyone gotten a custom color? What marine paint company will do this? I need a particular shade of blue for my 1950 Chris Craft cabin top. I have a chip of the original paint.

[orbb]

Per the Kirby Paint website:


Does Kirby Paint make custom colors to match?
Yes we do custom colors. Send us a paint chip and we should be able to match the color. We have many colors available that are not in on "standard" color chart.
Call us at 508-997-9008.

www.kirbypaint.com

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

Is this over canvas or glass Chuck? (not that it matters particularly) I don't see any reason here not to use an acrylic automotive paint, I have used that on occasion topsides. They will mix anything you like, and a good paint guy will get it dead on. The other paint to use would be a good oil based exterior paint, and again, a good shop will get it dead on.

Direct to the question, I think Kirby's will do custom color, but someone can confirm that.

Edited to add: beaten to it !!

[chuckt]

And I was just on their website and didn't see it! Done deal.

[AndreasJordahlRhude]

George Kirby Jr. Paint Company of New Bedford, Mass is the ticket. They will custom match paints. Great products and great people!

Call them on the telephone, don't email.

Andreas

[chuckt]

I missed a post somehow. Peter--it is over xynole/epoxy.. I've used Kirby before, I think I will go that route.

[paladin]

I like Kirby's...they be nice peoples. quick and responsive and decent prices.

[Typhoon]

Make sure to ask them to include the formula when they send you the paint, for future repairs.

Regards, Andrew.

[chuckt]

Geeting cold feet now on trying to match a color with a long-distance supplier. I would really like to see the color that is mixed. Even if I give him my chip, it might not be what I want. And the blue I'm trying to match could easily stray into a shade I do not like. I might have to just do the best I can locally. I've seen several mentions of Glidden's Oil Porch paint being used on decks. And my local store can mix it and get exactly what I want on the color.

[chuckt]

Nah--after talking to George on the phone, decided to send him my part with the original paint on it.

[pcford]

Huh? Any decent paint place will mix a custom color with your marine paint. You don't have to resort to going to Kirby's. I understand that they are nice folks and a few dozen people on the East coast like their paint.

Oh, and don't use automotive paints on boats. There is a reason they are called automotive paints.

[Tom Freeman]

Agree with Phil on that one. Take a quart or gallon of any marine white paint to a place like Daly's and they can tint it to match whatever you need.

[chuckt]

Well--my bad--I just assumed a local store would not match for me if I didn't buy the paint from them. I I'm committed--I already sent George my part.

[mike hanyi]

nothing to worry with kirby's, but what I did with the whitehall I built is got marine white, and went to the local paintshop, found a color chip they had that matched, they opened the white, the machine put in the color, shake, and that was it! If you explain to them it is Marine Paint, and that you are a customer of this place before(you are are you not?!) that for a small fee they will brew you up. take it home and do a brush out, you can slightly modify the color yourself with a few tints the shop may give you. in all honestly if your close then the only one that will know the difference is you. I built RIVIERA, and the boys at mystic were VERY nice to send me a brush out and I asked a local linseedpaint manufacturer to blend it for me.

[ASHDUMP]

Guys/gals.... I'm so confused.

I wish there was a FAQ sticky for noobs like me. What the heck kind of paint can I use on my wooden boat? I'm most certainly going to use a custom color but it seems like no one does it? Granted, I haven't made any phone calls yet, but does anyone know if West Marine does?

I actually live in New Bedford and called Kirby's.... unfortunately they told me that their gloss isn't as glossy as I'd expect or used to. They said they were more traditional (which is fine) but I need real gloss or high gloss. Maybe I'll use their paint for the topside but the hull needs to be bright and shining.

So are some saying I can buy, say this product and have someone tint it for me? http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=437853&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10104&subdeptNum=10302&classNum=10304

Here is a link to a thread I created showing my boat... Its 100% sanded... the next step is paint.
http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?124990-Yet-Another-Noob-w-A-Wooden-Boat!!-...With-Questions.&highlight=

[Breakaway]

Hi Ashdump...

I'm a noob builder, but have painted a few boats. Its Just my opinion, but that sweet bass boat of yours would look better with a traditional "lower luster" color. Plus, the super shiny paints show every defect in application, every defect in the surface and are harder to touch up after you kiss the dock, gaff a fish, or have a friend whack the topsides with a sinker while reeling in a bottom fishing rig The traditional paints--meaning the color, chemical composition, and gloss factor--became traditional for these reasons.

I'm sure the old pros here will be along to chime in.

Spring is here...or at least so they tell me!

Kevin

[Lew Barrett]

AD,
To repeat: go buy a can of any good marine enamel or polyurethane depending on what your preference is. Buy it in white. Not off white. White. If you want it very glossy, try Easypoxy or Brightsides, available everywhere.

Then take your white paint to a good paint store. Locally, as Tom Freeman said, I'd use Daly's but any good focused paint store can do this. Pick the color you want and tell them you'd like to have them tint it for you. Usually runs ten or fifteen bucks.

[ASHDUMP]

Hi Ashdump...

I'm a noob builder, but have painted a few boats. Its Just my opinion, but that sweet bass boat of yours would look better with a traditional "lower luster" color. Plus, the super shiny paints show every defect in application, every defect in the surface and are harder to touch up after you kiss the dock, gaff a fish, or have a friend whack the topsides with a sinker while reeling in a bottom fishing rig The traditional paints--meaning the color, chemical composition, and gloss factor--became traditional for these reasons.

I'm sure the old pros here will be along to chime in.

Spring is here...or at least so they tell me!

Kevin

I was actually impressed with my hull... even though its not brand new its in great shape... the bottom however is a different story... the antifouling paint has really built up and it looks horrible. I don't think a high gloss would be a wrong application in my opinion, but I understand your rational... and it will make me do some testing before I go all in. Thanks for your input.


AD,
To repeat: go buy a can of any good marine enamel or polyurethane depending on what your preference is. Buy it in white. Not off white. White. If you want it very glossy, try Easypoxy or Brightsides, available everywhere.

Then take your white paint to a good paint store. Locally, as Tom Freeman said, I'd use Daly's but any good focused paint store can do this. Pick the color you want and tell them you'd like to have them tint it for you. Usually runs ten or fifteen bucks.
I hear ya loud and clear! Thanks again for the reinforcement. We have plenty of paint shops around where I live, I'm sure someone can tint it for me.