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rsalemi
rsalemi Posts: 2
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Hello Eggheads, looking to touch up an older egg. Problem is the latex hunter green paint from BGE does not match. Also does not weather well. Chipped off within week. Saw a while back that a post suggested hunter green Krylon and taping off with a frog tape. Does anybody know what exact paint and brand would be best?
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,890
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    I assume you already know that the green color is not paint anyway, but fired on ceramic glaze. Just the same I had a few spots years ago, before BGE offered a touch up enamel.  What worked for me back then was I took my rain bonnet to an art/craft store and found an arcrylic that blended beautifully. Today - some maybe 17 years later I can't tell where the problems even were!
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  • RyanStl
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    I bought BGE brand and it's much darker than original glaze. I overpaid for a mismatch. I would also love to know answer to OPs question.
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  • rsalemi
    rsalemi Posts: 2
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    I got the acrylic touch up paint from BGE Corp retail store. About 1 oz. color is much darker. Plus did not weather and peeled off quickly. Considering high gloss krylon spray paint because I read on the forum that someone used and has success. Just couldn’t remember brand. My guess is that it would be much harder to peel off vs acrylic water based paint from BGE. Any more suggestions?
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,052
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    Did you end up finding a good paint?
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  • RyanStl
    RyanStl Posts: 1,050
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    Inquiring minds want to know 
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    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
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    WAG (wild ass guess) but maybe check out nail polish colors . . .
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  • The_Buffalo
    The_Buffalo Posts: 459
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    RRP said:
    I assume you already know that the green color is not paint anyway, but fired on ceramic glaze. Just the same I had a few spots years ago, before BGE offered a touch up enamel.  What worked for me back then was I took my rain bonnet to an art/craft store and found an arcrylic that blended beautifully. Today - some maybe 17 years later I can't tell where the problems even were!
    We still offer the paint. please contact  customer-support@biggreenegg.com they should be able to help you.
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  • RyanStl
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    It's nice if they send it for free, but don't waste $14 on it
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,052
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    RRP said:
    I assume you already know that the green color is not paint anyway, but fired on ceramic glaze. Just the same I had a few spots years ago, before BGE offered a touch up enamel.  What worked for me back then was I took my rain bonnet to an art/craft store and found an arcrylic that blended beautifully. Today - some maybe 17 years later I can't tell where the problems even were!
    What does your rain bonnet have to do with this?  I would probably have brought the Ceramic Damper Cap.
    A bison’s level of aggressiveness, both physical and passive, is legendary. - NPS
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,890
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    I assume you already know that the green color is not paint anyway, but fired on ceramic glaze. Just the same I had a few spots years ago, before BGE offered a touch up enamel.  What worked for me back then was I took my rain bonnet to an art/craft store and found an arcrylic that blended beautifully. Today - some maybe 17 years later I can't tell where the problems even were!
    What does your rain bonnet have to do with this?  I would probably have brought the Ceramic Damper Cap.
    Well, Sonny...in days of yore that cap was often referred to as the rain bonnet, by us ancients...
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