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Which orange paint for cabinet?
« on: September 30, 2012, 06:58:12 pm »
I'm converting an old arcade cabinet, and would like to go with an orange paint job. I'm shooting for something similar to Donkey Kong Jr, but don't really care about the exact hue.

Can you recommend a type of paint (and ideally a brand) that would be a good fit for this? Some sort of semi-gloss enamel sounds like the way to go, although I could be persuaded to go with latex if this has worked well enough for others. Any off-the-shelf orange paint that might work? Otherwise, I guess I would get something mixed.

Rust-oleum seems to have a nice-looking orange paint ("Rust-Oleum Professional High Performance Protective Enamel"): http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=130&sid=7555402
Apparently this is ideal for metal surfaces, so not sure if this would be a good fit. Anyone have any experience with this paint?

Thanks!

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Re: Which orange paint for cabinet?
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2012, 02:04:39 am »
Polite 48 hour bump...

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Re: Which orange paint for cabinet?
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2012, 02:42:33 pm »
I've had excellent results using Sherman-Williams brand paint.  It is expensive though.

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Re: Which orange paint for cabinet?
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2012, 01:46:53 am »
I believe that Behr's 230B-7 is pretty close.

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202182386/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=230B-7&storeId=10051

That Behr 230B-7 (Kumquat) color looks perfect. Looks like others have also used this color to replicate the DK Jr look. I think I'll just go with this color, probably using semi-gloss latex paint.

Thanks for the tip!

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Re: Which orange paint for cabinet?
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2012, 10:47:28 am »
I have heard and read on this forum and from friends that work in paint stores that Behr paint is high cost, low quality paint. I am not a professional painter but I do more painting than anyone I know, and I have tried many brands up and down the price list. I do not find Behr paint any better or worse than comparatively priced other major brands. I actually turn to them more often than not because Home Depot has so many sales. So if someone comes in spewing how it's junk paint, take it with a grain of salt.