Different threads have been started in search of a paint touch-up color for a certain pin. Different colors are needed for playfield, cab, or backglass. I'm hoping this thread will provide a searchable reference containing paint types and formulas pinsiders have used so those who follow can find a starting point for their particular touch-ups.

What's worked for you?

PLEASE INCLUDE THE FULL NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER AND PIN AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR POST so users can search this thread by machine even if they don't know its acronym.

Certainly, each pin can vary in color fade and aging based on a number of factors like past care, use, and environment, but I'm hoping those of us who've done it already can provide a starting point for others.

Here's some background for my posts. I thought it might be helpful to those who are interested. Feel free to skip this long post or to get some popcorn!
I have just about every color of Michael's basic acrylic craft paint, as well as some premium satin colors.

When I first bought the paints, I dipped a popsicle stick in each color to provide a quick way to see the color of the dried paint to aid in matching and mixing.

To get all of the basic paint colors, I had to buy some in matte and others in satin. My color formulas will include whether I used matte or satin. (I wasn't trying to match glossiness, it's just what I used.)
I will use "parts" to give ratios. My "parts" were drops of paint into a mixing cup.

Different pinsiders have different methods. I'm sure there are better ones, but that's how I've been doing touch-up.
My goal in touch-up is to improve appearance and, for playfields, to protect, without spending a ton of money. My work isn't high-end, and I'm no artist. (The TNT Amusements touch-up guy is in no danger of being replaced by me!) I have all EMs, so all my pins are 40+ years old.

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Bally Freedom

I used Michael's acrylic craft paint

-Playfield cream mix: 5 parts Ivory matte, 1 part Grey matte
-Playfield light aqua mix: 4 parts Ocean Breeze satin, 3 parts Holiday Green satin, 2 parts Dark Blue satin
-Playfield dark aqua mix: 5 parts Aqua satin, 3 parts Holiday Green satin, 3 parts Dark Blue satin
-Playfield yellow mix: 10 parts Yellow premium satin, 1 part Holiday Green satin
-Playfield red mix: 10 parts Red premium satin, 1 part Grey matte
-Spinner white mix: 10 parts White satin, 1 part Grey matte

Here are some before and after photos I took of this one:

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I've never gotten paint tubes. You, sir, are more of an artist than I!

Sorry, it took a long time to finish my first actual paint color post with all the photos.

Gottlieb Roller Coaster

I used Michael's acrylic craft paint

-Playfield blue: 5 parts Powder Blue satin, 5 parts Hunter Green satin, 2 parts Denim matte
-Playfield red: 5 parts Cherry premium satin, 3 parts Hot Pink

These are photos after touch-up. The ball drop marks in the in-lanes show the red match, it was down to undercoat or bare wood.

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Williams Blue Chip

I used Michael's acrylic craft paint

-Spinner white mix: 10 parts Vanilla satin, 1 part Grey matte
-Playfield yellow mix: 10 parts Yellow premium satin, 1 part Orange satin, 1 part Holiday Green satin
-Playfield green mix: 12 parts Apple Tart satin, 5 parts Bright Palm matte, 1 part Black satin
-Playfield light blue mix (good for small spots only on mine): 10 parts Island Blue matte, 2 parts Orange satin, 2 parts Royal Blue matte, 1 part Yellow satin
-Playfield red mix: 5 parts Red premium satin, 1 part Dark Yellow satin
-Playfield dark blue mix: 5 parts Mediterranean Blue matte, 1 part Black satin
-Playfield white mix: 10 parts Vanilla satin, 1 part Bright Yellow satin

Gottlieb Sure Shot

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

-Cabinet green: I didn't write it down, and I no longer own the machine, but I believe I used either Grass Green satin or Hunter Green satin, straight out of the bottle

Great! I'm hoping pinsiders can come to this thread, search the full name of the pin, and find what others have done.

Gottlieb Snow Derby

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

For this backglass, which was in rough shape, I first scraped and airbrushed a bunch of letters, numbers, and the white around the score reel windows (I used Createx air brush paints for that, but unfortunately didn't record the colors or mixes). Then I sealed the back with Triple Thick and then touched up the artwork over the Triple Thick. I then brushed on grey paint as a back mask over all but a small portion of the artwork (I purposely did not touch up the nose of the snowmobile and the rider's torso and head so that at least some of the artwork would remain translucent, even though it had some dots of paint missing also). This allowed me to touch up artwork to greatly improve it, but rendered it opaque, which was a good trade-off in this case.

The following backglass colors include areas originally opaque and areas originally translucent, all of which ended up opaque. The only exception was the snowmobile rider's yellow hair, which I touched up without backmasking, because the brushstrokes looked like hair.

-Backglass Flesh tone: Deep Coral satin straight from the bottle
-Backglass Orangish brown: Burnt Orange satin straight from the bottle
-Backglass Pinkish red: Cherry premium satin straight from the bottle
-Backglass orange mix (this turned out lighter than I wanted, but it looks a little like snow flying out from under the snowmobile anyway where I used it): 5 parts Dark Orange matte, 1 part Bright Yellow satin
-Backglass yellow mix: 10 parts Yellow satin, 3 parts Holiday Green satin, 10 parts Yellow premium satin
-Backglass dark blue: Peacock Blue matte straight from the bottle
-Backglass light blue mix: 11 parts Neon Blue matte, 2 parts White satin
-Backglass white mix: 5 parts White satin, 1 part Grey matte

Here are a couple "after" photos (the "before" photo I have doesn't really show how bad this one was to start).

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Williams Triple Action

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

-Playfield dark blue: Royal Blue matte straight from the bottle
-Playfield orange: Orange Sherbet satin straight from the bottle
-Playfield pink mix: 8 parts Neon Pink matte, 1 part Orange matte, 1 part Red satin
-Playfield light blue mix: 13 parts Robin's Egg Blue matte, 2 parts Denim matte, 4 parts Grass Green matte
-Playfield medium blue mix: 10 parts Teal Sea matte, 1 part Pool Blue matte

Excellent! Thanks for sharing this. And thanks for using the full pin name to make it easier to search.

Gottlieb Team One

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

-Playfield blue: Teal Sea matte straight from the bottle

Gottlieb Spirit of 76

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

-Playfield yellow mix: 16 parts Yellow premium satin, 4 parts Grey matte, 4 parts Dark Yellow satin, 1 part Burnt Orange satin
-Playfield red mix: 5 parts Red premium satin, 2 parts Burnt Orange satin
-Playfield blue mix: 5 parts Cobalt Blue premium satin, 2 parts Navy satin

Gottlieb Big Indian

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

-Playfield aqua: 1 part Spearmint matte, 1 part Aqua satin

Gottlieb Jungle Queen

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

Playfield pink mix: 5 parts Hot Pink matte, 2 parts Burgundy matte

Gottlieb Jet Spin

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

-Playfield blue mix: 9 parts Turquoise matte, 5 parts Teal Sea matte, 1 part Red satin, 1 part Black satin
-Playfield orange mix: 5 parts Pure Pumpkin satin, 3 parts Burnt Orange satin

Williams Strato-Flite

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

-Playfield purple mix: 5 parts Holiday Red satin, 2 parts Princess Purple premium satin, 2 parts Regal Purple satin
-Playfield green: Spearmint matte straight from the bottle

I think this thread has a chance to be what I envisioned if pinsiders still have info from past touch-ups to share, like Completist , and will also remember this thread to document their future touch-ups.

I'm glad there's been such a positive response.

Williams Space Shuttle

-Cabinet dark blue: post #1905 of the following pinside thread shows a Home Depot paint code

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/space-shuttle-crew-members-club-prepare-for-liftoff/page/39

Data East Back to the Future

-Cabinet dark blue: post #7 of the following pinside thread shows a Lowe's paint code

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/back-to-the-future-full-refub#post-4803964

Williams Funhouse

-Cabinet dark blue: post #185 of the following pinside thread shows a Lowe's paint code

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/funhouse-my-first-restoration-help-me-not-botch-this/page/4#post-4465276

Bally Baby Pac-Man

-Cabinet yellow: OSHA Safety Yellow (a base color) in Home Depot Alkyd Satin Enamel

This according to post #378 of pinside thread:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/baby-pacman-clubwaka-waka-waka/page/8#post-4189529

Thanks for the contribution, TheLaw , just down I-94 from me!

Thanks. I just saw your similar thread yesterday. I guess my initial entries helped get this one going. I'm hoping it keeps building. I knew I wasn't the only one with this kind of info.

Thanks for the entry. I have Createx airbrush paints, but have never used them with a brush. Does it brush on easily (I think it's thinner than craft paints)? Your results look good.

On the limited backglass airbrush work I've done, I used a hair dryer for heat after each coat, and even then I was afraid of cracking the glass. Is a heat gun okay to use without damaging playfield inserts?

Data East Hook

Acrylic craft paint used (brand not given)

-Cabinet light blue: 8 parts Caribbean Blue, 1 part White

This according to the following web page:

https://pinballrehab.com/1-articles/pinball-restoration/playfield/106-playfield-touch-up-paint-hook

Gottlieb Flying Chariots

I used Michaels acrylic craft paint

-Playfield cream mix: 5 parts Ivory matte, 3 parts Suede matte
-Playfield blue mix: 8 parts Robins Egg Blue matte, 1 part Grass Green satin
-Playfield red mix: 5 parts Orange Red satin, 2 parts Red premium satin
-Playfield purple mix: 10 parts Pink Blossom matte, 1 part Red premium satin, 1 part Black satin
-Playfield green mix: 5 parts Bright Palm matte, 2 parts Holiday Green satin, 1 part Grass Green matte
-Playfield yellow mix: 7 parts Yellow premium satin, 1 part Navy satin
-Playfield peach mix: 5 parts Deep Coral satin, 2 parts Dark Orange matte, 2 parts White satin,
1 part Yellow premium satin, 1 part Grey matte