No more Floquil?

[zstripe]

I would probably,never have looked,until this thread came up. All the paints mentioned,say on their containers and spray cans,a RPM,company..T he testers bottles say,Rockford IL,Rust-Oleum,Vernon Hills,IL. newer bottles of Floquil,Rockford,IL.,,Older Floquil bottles,Amsterdam,NY...

So you got me!!??

Cheers,

Frank

[sh00fly]

Randy Stahl

Per Testors announcement.. I grew up using Floquil and Pactra paint (also discontinued) . Not a bunch of options left other than the fine paint from Scalecoat..

 

Randy

Not a big deal really, just use model masters and testors colors that match railroad colors. I'm working on a database for exactly this that will be updated as new color matches are found

http://www.trainweb.org/mavmrrdigest/grafx/ColorGuide.pdf

[jrbernier]

Randy,

  There is no mention of this on the Testors or RPM(owner of Testors) web sites.  There is a post on Train Orders about this:

Friday, May 17th, 2013 

Dear Valued Partner, 

I am writing to inform you about changes that are taking place at the Testor Corporation. For over 80 
years, we have provided premium paints and finishing systems to the craft and hobby industry. Today, 
we announced that we are transforming our business in order to more effectively address the changing 
needs of our consumers and their interests. 

We’ve made the decision to exit the following businesses within the Testor® Brand family - Pactra®, 
Floquil®, Polyscale®, and ColorArtz®. This will enable the Testor Corporation to return to our foundation 
of success – providing premium, innovative product that inspires creativity. We will continue to accept 
orders and ship product for a limited time based on available quantities. 

Going forward, the following brands will be critical to our success and development – Testor®, Model 
Master™, and Aztek®. These brands will be infused with marketing support, innovation and operational 
efficiencies. 

In support of this, we have announced a consolidation of operations at our Rockford facilities. Over the 
next several months we will provide updates critical to your order and delivery needs as well as product 
availability. We assure you there will be no disruption to service during this transition. 
Our commitment to the Testor brand has never been stronger. By implementing these changes, and the 
ability to leverage all of Rust-Oleum’s world class services, we are more strongly poised to take your 
business to the next level through product and merchandising innovations, and increased customer 
intimacy. Please contact me or your sales manager directly with any questions. 

We appreciate your business! 

Best Regards, 

Kristin J. Schiro 
Director of Sales & Marketing

  Somehow I do not understand what Rust-Oleum has to do with this, or a Rockford facility.  RPM does not own Rust-Oleum and last time I looked, Testors was in Medina, OH.  If this is true, Badger just got a load of free business.  I can sort of see solvent based Floquil going away due to the health issues.

Jim

[Randy Stahl]

Per Testors announcement.. I grew up using Floquil and Pactra paint (also discontinued) . Not a bunch of options left other than the fine paint from Scalecoat..

 

Randy