I have a 1:87 Caterpillar project I'm working on & just about finished with it. Had to wait while paint was on the way. I tried finding Caterpillar paint to match the model to no avail . My Wife goes on the internet,looks for three minutes,finds the exact paint I searched for to begin with.

After doing a fairly extensive search on Caterpillar yellow. Reading on line forums on the subject. I found no two Caterpllar paints are alike much-less match the paint on the model.

My wife found a company Industrial Touch Ups that mix their own Caterpillar Yellow. Both old & New colors.


Caterpillar 94876

Caterpillar 45982

Dunno which one is old or new. Testing both on white backed card stock,then have her match the colors up to my model to see which one matches the closest .


Will share the model as soon as paint drys. Wish me luck...

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Didn't match at all. Disappointed...

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“A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.” ― Shahir Zag

" An educated mind learns from his mistakes and corrects them. A dolt, on the other hand, lashes out and continues showing his ignorance."
-Unknown

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”― Arthur C. Clarke

"Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists" - Nikola Tesla

" If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur ". Paul Neal "Red" Adair {Wild Well Firefighter for those who live under rocks}

I found a can online that was listed as Caterpillar yellow, but turned out to be old Caterpillar yellow. I'll post it this evening when I get home.

Stephen ,


Thank you. I painted this cab riser three times. Frustrated now ! Going to paint the darn thing flat black like I started off with.

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“A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.” ― Shahir Zag

" An educated mind learns from his mistakes and corrects them. A dolt, on the other hand, lashes out and continues showing his ignorance."
-Unknown

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”― Arthur C. Clarke

"Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists" - Nikola Tesla

" If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur ". Paul Neal "Red" Adair {Wild Well Firefighter for those who live under rocks}

Thank you.

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“A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.” ― Shahir Zag

" An educated mind learns from his mistakes and corrects them. A dolt, on the other hand, lashes out and continues showing his ignorance."
-Unknown

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”― Arthur C. Clarke

"Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists" - Nikola Tesla

" If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur ". Paul Neal "Red" Adair {Wild Well Firefighter for those who live under rocks}

Ok, so here's what I have used so far, and I've placed some common models next to test cars so you can see the differences. I preface this with what I've been told by the Cat dealer (everybody has a different version of this story btw)... Cat first changed from old Cat yellow to new Cat yellow some time in the late 70's (he said 78). The yellow remained unchanged until the early 2000's when the formula was updated and the result was juuuuust slightly brighter, to the untrained eye, you really can't tell the difference.


Caterpillar yellow from the dealer, Krylon "New Caterpillar" yellow, and Rustolium "Caterpillar Yellow" which is actually old Cat yellow.



The Krylon paint is the oldball of the bunch. Doesn't really match anything, but, it was the closest to the yellow NZG used. Definitely that 90's cat yellow. It needs to be buffed as it finishes poorly out of the can, but would be great for somebody trying to do weathered yellow.


Rustoleum's Cat yellow. Very close to the NZG and CCM old Cat yellow.


Codes for reference:

Purchased from ebay. Good uniform spray, seems to cure nicely. Can't speak for the final quality as I haven't used it on a model.


Purchased from ebay. More of a faded yellow, must be buffed with Micromesh polishing or at a minimum a microfiber cloth. Thin spray/light layers. Can't speak for the final quality as I haven't used it on a model.


Purchased off the shelf from local Cat dealer. If you can get it, this stuff is the best. The quality is really good, and you can get 2 full models out of one can. Sprays thick, needs at least a week to cure. Good wet coats don't need polishing. Must use primer.




Hope this helps!