For years, I used Floquil Concrete (130082) spray paint to add a concrete color to the sidewalks in my cities and towns. Then, Testors discontinued this line of paints.
Recently, I made some modifications to my layout, and I was faced with the need to find a replacement for the Floquil Concrete spray paint. While shopping for supplies at Hobby Lobby, I picked up a can of Testors Spray Enamel 1233 Flat Light Aircraft Gray. It is a perfect match for the discontinued Floquil Concrete.
Rich
Alton Junction
Good to know!
Thanks,
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critter Good to know! Thanks, Dave
Yeah, I was pretty pleased with the match, and it does appear to be a close, if not exact, match.
I put two pieces of sprayed material side by side, and I could not see a difference in color or tone or shade.
Rich ... Thanks for sharing your experience with Testor's 1223 . .... I have another use for it. It is a perfect color for CB&Q F-units, and I have used it for several F-units I painted. They match CB&Q F-units painted at the factory by Intermountain, Athearn Genesis, Stewart, and Walthers/Proto. ....
For concrete I sometimes use Rust-Oleum camouflage 1917 Khaki. It's not the same color, but looks good to me. ... Most "concrete" surfaces should be weathered in my opinion.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Even in the real world concrete poured at different times will not be a perfect match..especially if time has elapsed... such as a repair patch
i think it adds to the realism