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Painting the Exterior

• A good primer on painting with a roller
• Lessons learned painting a trailer (not a Scotty but good stuff)

If you have any bare aluminum, be sure to prime it with acid etching primer (for aluminum). You can purchase self-etching primer at NAPA auto stores.

From Lowes: considered to be the best match to the original aqua Serro used

• Valspar Anti-Rust Professional Oil Base Enamel (Lowes)
• Base 1 quart 101-5.5 102-6.5 103-31

From Dan: During my rebuild I found a piece of aluminum with the aqua blue in pristine condition in a cranny. I took it into Ace Hardware for color matching and had a quart made up. After the paint dried it matched the original, at least on mine, perfectly.

• Exterior/Alkyd/Gloss Rust Stop Oil 225
• Incandescent
• Mid 320
• Quart
• B 5.5
• D 34
• E 15

Thank you to "gods1216" who took her Scotty awning in to True Value Hardware and had it color matched. It is XO-Rust paint (which is exclusive to True Value Hardware); use Xylene for thinning, 1 part thinner, 3 parts paint. This formula was verified by Nancy. The formula for one gallon of Scotty Aqua, which matches the color used in the original awnings (a bit darker than original siding aqua) is:

• XO-Rust Gloss Paint only
• Colorant Oz. 48ths 96ths
• D Phthalo Green 1Y 3 0
• E Phthalo Blue 43 0
• KX White 2Y 2 1
• Base is XO-N Neutral

From Ron: Krylon Blue Ocean Breeze in spray cans is a pretty good match for the original aqua. Just a tad lighter.