Accurate substitute for Floquil RR64 Maroon?

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Hello,

I’m actually in the process of trying to buy a bottle of Floquil RR64 Maroon-- not an easy task-- and in the event I come up empty-handed, can anyone recommend an accurate substitute for RR64 Maroon in another paint line?

Oh, and if anyone here has a bottle of RR64 Maroon they would like to sell, please don’t hesistate to let me know. [:D]

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Diosol:
I have a place I am going to Tuesday 3/7/6 . I get a lot of my floquil there, he has a large stock of old paints. I will check and let you know.
Tom

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Tom,

Thank you so much for checking. I really appreciate it. [:D]

-Dan

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Dan,
No Luck, sorry. This is an old hobby store and they have all kinds of old stuff hanging around. I have picked up some long discotinued floquil but he didn’t have any or your # 64.
Tom

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Not sure if it’s a match, colour-wise, for Floquil, but you might want to check out Scalecoat’s CPR Maroon. It’s a lacquer based paint like Floquil, although it dries to a gloss finish. It sprays nicely and gives a good, tough finish.

Wayne

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You might want to mention what you want it for. If you’re looking for Milwaukee Maroon Scalecoat 10626 or 20626 (plastic compatible) is dead on. It’s also good for GM&O maroon and the maroon on Rock Islands “as delivered” scheme

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Hi everyone!

Thank you for the replies. I’m sorry for my late reply. For some reason, the forum e-mail notification didn’t work, eventhough it was set to “on.”

Tom, thanks for checking. [:)]

I’m reconditioning an older boxcar that I used RR64 Maroon on. All of the current Floquil maroons are lighter and less “purple” than RR64.

Thank you for the Scalecoat suggestions, I will look into them.

Thanks again!

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Did you ever find a suitable substitute or good paint mix for Floquil’s RR64 Maroon? I too am attempting to try and find a match, as it is dead on for freshly painted CGW Maroon. A friend of mine has actually matched it to an original 1955 paint chip. Thanks.