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Hello all;

This has been an interesting few days on the build. I feel this build could be adapted into a Netflix series or something. I had gone through the paint book and given my 3 favorites and had a discussion about getting cards sprayed of the colours to do a final selection. That didn't happen and my top selection was ordered. Friday, I am at work and I miss a call from the shop.
I return the call and am asked if I wanted Olive Green.
Ummm, no I selected a charcoal Grey.
Well, the paint you selected is. The paint matches the chip.
Okay not good, so what are the options?
The sealer has been sprayed and the top coat has to be wet on wet so there isn't time to order new paint. We can let the sealer dry and order new paint but will have to scuff the sealer before it can be resprayed. We can spray the paint as is and see how it looks. Or we can tint it with black to shade it darker and see how it turns out.

I went with option 3; tint it darker and see what happens. That was Friday and I did stop by the shop to see it as I was pretty nervous for the results. Initially I didn't really like it, I didn't hate it either though. As I looked at it and walked around getting different angles and reflections it was growing on me. As it was still pretty fresh the finish was still shiny and I was told the matte finish would come through as it cures.
Today I stopped in at the shop as I wanted to see how the finish had changed. I also got to remove the masking to see the "Green" against the black and I think what we have here is a happy accident. While it is not what I was looking for I still like it. If you have been following along you may recall that the truck was originally a military vehicle. This colour could be a kind of homage to the trucks origins.

I have the day off work tomorrow and the plan is to roll the cab out into natural light and see what it looks like.

Stay safe,
Steve