What is a Good Paint Match for Corroguard?

[Richard E]

 

Hopefully a simple question from a military modeller dipping his toe into the world of civillain aircraft: Is there a good paint match, either enamel or acrylic, for Corroguard used by Airbus ?

 

Thank you 

[Space Ranger]

Colourcoats makes a Coroguard enamel, I think. Xtracolor makes one, I’m certain, as I have a tin of it.

Edited July 15, 2021 by Space Ranger

[Abandoned Project]

Good question! Maybe it is a

with no definitive answer?

[neilg]

2 hours ago, Richard E said:

 

Hopefully a simple question from a military modeller dipping his toe into the world of civillain aircraft: Is there a good paint match, either enamel or acrylic, for Corroguard used by Airbus ?

 

Thank you 

 

I'm not sure if there's a standard colour for it - it's one of those colours that is different in different lighting conditions.

 

Here are three photos I took from inside a British Airways A319, and the coroguard ranges from light grey to dark grey:

 

 

 

 

So, take your pick.

 

In the instructions for the Revell A319, it suggests Revell 47 mouse grey, which is closest to the dark grey in the last photo.

 

I bought some coroguard decals for my 747s, which are close to Humbrol 53 and 56, with a dark metallic finish.

[bentwaters81tfw]

As I use Halfords Appliance White, the nearest I have found is Halfords Mazda Aluminium, it's the darker shade.

[Dave Swindell]

2 hours ago, Richard E said:

 

Hopefully a simple question from a military modeller dipping his toe into the world of civillain aircraft: Is there a good paint match, either enamel or acrylic, for Corroguard used by Airbus ?

 

Thank you 

A little pedantic, but Airbus have never used Coroguard on their wings- they use a product called Aeroflex

Coroguard and one of the Aeroflex products contain a high percentage of aluminium in a clear coating which gives it a metallic grey effect which has varying reflectivity depending on the angle of the light source

The other Aeroflex products  appear less metallic and more medium - dark neutral grey. 

As always, check photo's of the aircraft you're modelling (see Airliners.net etc) for colour variation.

Xtracolor do a Coroguard in their range, but you can achieve something similar to photo's by mixing any aluminium paint with a compatible grey to get the shade you're looking for.

[Skodadriver]

As Dave Swindell has pointed out, Airbus do not use Coroguard.

 

The stuff they do use, Aeroflex, is close to RAL 7004 in colour and I normally use Revell Aqua 36374 to represent it. (You can get the same colour in enamel as Revell 374). See this thread for some further discussion.

 

Coroguard isn't a colour as such and it varies widely depending on lighting conditions, wear and tear etc. If I have to replicate it I usually do a by-the-eye mix of Tamiya XF16 and XF-56 and you can see the result here if you're interested.

 

Dave G

[Abandoned Project]

I found Hycote's Aluminium Coat at work which is used by HGV companies to paint wheels. I checked with Hycote's technical department and they said it is aluminium powder in a clear lacquer. I have yet to try it out but it produces a light grey gloss finish with a metallic hint, a bit like a mica finish but that is with it applied directly to bare aluminium and steel wheels.

[bentwaters81tfw]

I've always found Hycote paints to be a bit thin generally. It needs care or it will run. Light coats.

[Steben]

Revell 47 is RAL 7005

 

[Alex1978]

I use my own mix of Revel 374 with a few drops Revell Silver 90.