Touch-Up Paint

[ralphtheplumber]

I have a stupid question.

I'm fixing up some well-used old pipe tools for a friend of mine, and I need a couple cans of Krylon or something in that Ridgid red/orange.

Unfortunately, everything I've seen at the auto parts store is either red or orange.

Does Ridge sell that, or is there something else that's a pretty close match?

[BadgerDave]

Check out this thread, http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9336&highlight=RIDGID+paint

[ralphtheplumber]

Thanks, Dave.

I checked out the "OSHA Orange" here (http://www.invplus.com/aerosol/colors_eco-guard.htm), but that looks like the new shade.

The one I want is the classic orange, like this..

https://www.isa-assoc.com/merchantmanager/images/uploads/RID55207.jpg

not this..

http://www.newtoolnews.com/images/drills/ridgid_drill_3.jpg

or am I looking at the wrong thing?

[silverbullet]

Ive heard Engine block orange is a close match.

[ralphtheplumber]

Ive heard Engine block orange is a close match.
I was rummaging around in the garage the other night and found an old can of "hemi orange" engine paint. The cap looked like a good match, but the actual paint was quite a bit lighter.

Whatever. I already painted the stuff with it. Once it gets a little grime on it, nobody will ever know.

Thanks, everybody.