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hi guys im working on my 1928 caterpillar twenty restoration (L294) i want to take it back to the original grey and red colour and wanted it to be the right grey and red?i found a article online saying (Federal Standard595B-26134) for the grey and (Federal Standard 595B-11120) for the red has anyone used these colours or have any other insight?

i wanted to try and get it right the first time loli can see grey in nooks and crannies and it looks like a battleship grey?  darker and little more blue then some i see online 

i was planning on stripping the track frames and radiator leaving the finals transmission and motor still assembled then sand blasting and painting?thankspaden
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Wed, May 25, 2022 12:27 AM
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The ACMOC store on this website has the correct sample colour for the grey.
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Wed, May 25, 2022 4:42 AM
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Reply to lomaberndsen:
The ACMOC store on this website has the correct sample colour for the grey.
Does the gray change between models in this color scheme time period? Is the paint color on acmoc the end-all color for all early cats?
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Wed, May 25, 2022 11:53 PM
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Does the gray change between models in this color scheme time period? Is the paint color on acmoc the end-all color for all early cats?
When I did my 1928 built Cat 2 Ton, I found Battleship Grey to be a excellent match to the original colour.
Good luck with your restoration.
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Thu, May 26, 2022 1:09 AM
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Does the gray change between models in this color scheme time period? Is the paint color on acmoc the end-all color for all early cats?
im wondering that too? the grey under yellow on dozer i can see looks like it has more blue in it but who knows maybe its a primer

i found and like the colour in acmoc store but it doesn’t match the grey i can see perfectly 
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Thu, May 26, 2022 10:13 AM
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im wondering that too? the grey under yellow on dozer i can see looks like it has more blue in it but who knows maybe its a primer

i found and like the colour in acmoc store but it doesn’t match the grey i can see perfectly 
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The old paint I found in hidden places on my 2 Ton had more blue in it, definitely was not like the color card, that's why I went with the Battleship Grey.
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Fri, May 27, 2022 1:28 AM
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The old paint I found in hidden places on my 2 Ton had more blue in it, definitely was not like the color card, that's why I went with the Battleship Grey.
interesting! do you have a photo of your 2 ton?
 
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Sat, May 28, 2022 8:49 AM
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From 2012 when I finished her 
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Sun, May 29, 2022 1:32 AM
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interesting! do you have a photo of your 2 ton?
 
wow! that looks great! yours and mine might have been in factory together?mine is an early 1928 i believe around the 244th twenty built in San Leandro that year (L294 and i think L1-50 were built in 1927)

it makes sense that we have a similar grey

(i wonder if the grey was different between san leandro and peoria)

(*edit looking the 2 ton up and it looks like its from peoria) 
 
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Sun, May 29, 2022 2:25 AM
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wow! that looks great! yours and mine might have been in factory together?mine is an early 1928 i believe around the 244th twenty built in San Leandro that year (L294 and i think L1-50 were built in 1927)

it makes sense that we have a similar grey

(i wonder if the grey was different between san leandro and peoria)

(*edit looking the 2 ton up and it looks like its from peoria) 
 
on another note, where would u find the serial number on your 2 ton? theres one on a lawn nearby i wanted to check
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Sun, May 29, 2022 2:27 AM
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Reply to pds:
on another note, where would u find the serial number on your 2 ton? theres one on a lawn nearby i wanted to check
I believe the tag on the backside of the seat shows the serial#. It’s a brass plate about the size of a piece of paper. I’m not sure about the two tons with the metal bucket seats though. If that one is missing, there should be a tag on the right side of the transmission below the shifter that might have it. 
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