| Author | Message | ||
     Dave Gillespie |
Did Oliver change the colour of their paint from the 1950's tractors to the later 1960's models? I have an 1800 checkerboard, and the paint is really close to JD Green (yes, I'm one of THEM), but some old 66 parts appear to be much darker. Looking at pictures on the oliver gang website, the later ones appear to be a lighter shade. I bought some off brand JD green paint, (Serif, from TSC) and it was too dark for Deere Equipment, but yet it matches the Oliver 1800 perfectly. Any info is greatly appreciated. | ||
| Chris Losey |
They had a slightly darker shade of green from 1947 until 1951. They used the lighter meadow green from then on with the exception of a few of what I would call a creamy pea green tractors in the late 50's. Meadow green can turn more yellow as it fades, or it can get darker, depending on conditions. My experience has been that off brand paint usually isn't anywhere near right for any brand of tractor. I have seen cans that were labeled Oliver Green that were way too dark and had a little more blue in it too. I guess what it comes down to is as long as you are paying the bill and it is close enough for you, then that's what you should use. Could be that TSC's mis-matched JD paint is a good match for meadow green. |
