Correct cummins paint

[Philip]

for a cummins QSC8.3-540 with a CPL8017 is the correct cummins white paint part number 3885912?

 

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[Rob Schepis]

Krylon Commercial OSHA WHITE

Rick is this Krylon paint you recommended as bright a white as the regular Krylon spray paint or is it more of an “off white” ?

[Rick]

Krylon

A perfect match for QSC is Krylon Commercial OSHA WHITE MPN 1800

[Rob Schepis]

Touch-Up

The problem with touching up a small area is that the paint definitely gets a tint over time, especially in the hotter component areas.  IMO for touch-up work it does not matter what original color you are trying to match, what matters is what color it is now that you are trying to touch up.  Rustoleum has many many off-whites in sprays (canvas white, antique white, shell white) and some, not all, come in the half pint cans for brushing which are very convenient.  For touch up work nothing beats the small brush cans and mixing the white and almond you can get any shade you desire for touch up work.

[Philip]

I painted my water pumps with the rust-o-leum cloud white when I rebuilt them a few months ago and it was a brighter white than the rest of the engine.

I see the spray can from cummins is in the $17 range which isn’t that much more than rust-o-leum although I hear ya Tony when you say the rust-o-leum is superior as it certainly was easy to apply and a good finish.

great for painting a whole component but I need something to repair a chip or a small area that matches.

 

any thoughts on how I get a can of BLANCO?

[Bob Lukowski]

Cummins Paint

I found that using a high solids gloss white paint does the trick for me. I have qsm11 engines. The paint I use is from Barnes Distribution Gloss white BD1205. You could get a case of the stuff cheaper than a few cans of cummins paint.

[Tony Athens]

White & white

To be honest, there is no way to tell without a “visual” as Cummins has 2 different “whites”..  You have a QSC540 (older engine)  so my guess would be the older one that called “BLANCO” –Kinda of an off white..

They switched to a “Cloud White” about 5 years ago and Rust-o-Leum  Painters Touch Gloss white is a close to a  dead match and is a superior paint to use.

I do not know Cummins Paint numbers,  sorry..

The CPL does not tell you what paint is used..

 

Tony

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