Make it pink and own the brand. Either that or that safety green/yellow color I'm sure you are seeing all over the ski slopes these days. That might be expensive paint but it would make a statement.
On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 11:18 AM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > I have a new product, larger than anything I have made before. It is a > self propelled grout mixer similar to the Ditch Witch R300 with a 1CM mixer > attachment. I have some significant improvements over their product but > they both do the same thing and look a bit similar. Our attach method > between the grout mixing tub attachment and the rest of the machine is > almost identical to DW to allow interchangeability between brands. Similar > to a universal skid steer attachment. This is a high demand machine for > the micro trenching world. > > I am at the point where I have to choose a color for the machine. I will > avoid Ditch Witch colors. The John Deere trademark decision says I could > paint it green but not the same green with yellow of JD equipment. > > I hate to paint it the generic cat/JD/vermeer type of yellow that everyone > else seems to use. It is not agricultural so probably not JD green. Not > sure if Ford blue communicates solid USA made good stuff. Thinking Kubota > orange, but does that communicate inferior Kubota? Years ago Kubota was > truly inferior but now-a days they make good stuff. > > It will soon get lots of grout spatter on the outside. Almost impossible > to keep these things spotless. So darker colors will emphasize the mess. > Could paint it concrete gray to minimize that but that does not excite me > at all. > > What color makes you think “solid, American Made, durable, good value”? > > > > Chuck McCown > McCown Technology Corporation > 8401 N Commerce Dr > Lake Point, Utah 84074 > 801-250-9503 > 435-830-4306 cell > www.mccowntech.com > www.microtrench-blades.com > www.terabitnetworks.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
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