PAinTinG by nUMbErs

db · Post by db » Sat Aug 21, 04 10:31 am

So as yet i can't decide between black 8) and the original burgundy

but if i go for old skool originality, can anyone recommend a source for paint? Do i trust a local suppliers to match the paint or is there somewhere that can supply it from the paint code (without silly money)? Also how much paint's it gonna take to cover several acres of Plymouth?!?
Could someone decipher the tag for me, i assume the paint code is on there somewhere??

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sat Aug 21, 04 10:45 am

Await the wisdom of the one they call Ivor.

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Sat Aug 21, 04 10:54 am

http://autocolorlibrary.com/cgi-bin/sea ... h-pg01.jpg

Looks like your code is QQ1, which is Dark Red Poly. PPG/Ditzler code is 71476, which might get you a cross reference over here. I actually used PPG paint for my Challenger, but it is expensive. The only reason I went for it was I wanted an exact colour match to original Panther Pink. I saw a car in the US whose owner had verified the PPG to an original painted part on his car.
The sample that even PPG had over here in the UK was not correct - I ended up getting the formula from PPG in the US.

So.....what I'm saying is don't rely on someone listing the colour on their books as proof it will be the same as original. However, you can get them to make up an aerosol and you can check it's the same as your original paint (like inside the boot or somewhere untouched).
Alternatively, you may not mind if it's exact, as long as you like it.

Or - you could paint it black!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Aug 21, 04 12:10 pm

Original colour! plenty of black cars out there, stand out from the crowd!

TrevD · Post by **TrevD** » Sat Aug 21, 04 9:19 pm

mopar grey

db · Post by db » Mon Aug 23, 04 9:02 am

Cheers Mr Norm!
As long as it's close and like you say, so long as i like it... it'll do!
Think i'll see how good a match my local shop can do- i know a guy there who'll spend the time trying to get it right (and a healthy discount

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And yes, there are too many black cars out there. And black isn't even a colour!!!

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Mon Aug 23, 04 9:38 am

I'll have to get here quicker...Gavin's beaten me to it this time!
Yep, QQ1 is the code, though if you have a pro paint supplier, take him a chunk of the original unweathered paint (got a painted petrol flap on that one?) and they should be able to match it with no trouble.

If you get stuck and want the original formulation I can wire my boys in the States and get you a professional match in R-M two pack basecoat and clear.

Meanwhile I bow to the knowledge of the great Mister Norm 8)

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Mon Aug 23, 04 11:45 am

The day Ivor bows to me on paint knowledge is the day I give up Mopars for trainspotting!!

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Mon Aug 23, 04 12:52 pm

Leave the anorak in the wardrobe Gavin, I couldn't bear it!

Now on the subject of painting, have you managed to paint the inside of the hood hinge springs?

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Mon Aug 23, 04 7:57 pm

Man, you're sharp!

No is the answer. The guy who sprayed the car did the outsides but not the insides. And yes, it has occurred to me to paint them. I was thinking a small foam roller might work quite well!! Yes, you'd be shocked at the non correct ways I have applied paint

What's the smart way to do it?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Aug 23, 04 8:18 pm

Ivor wrote:have you managed to paint the inside of the hood hinge springs?

That made me LOL!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Mon Aug 23, 04 10:09 pm

Dip 'em!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Aug 24, 04 1:16 am

to dip em, you need to take them off the hinge. Problem then is that the spring will close up, and you wont get paint between the coils!

I think painting them attached to the hinge, with the spring stretched is the best achievable, then waxoyling the inside and wiping off the excess.

I can't believe that i'm writing this! But its what im going to do!!

db · Post by db » Tue Aug 24, 04 10:25 am

Any idea on a price for that paint Ivor? Otherwise the only unboltable bit o paint i can find is the hood!! I guess i'll be hauling that to the paint shop

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Wed Aug 25, 04 1:08 pm

Blimey, started something there with the spring comment! Anyway, I'll be using an SRi gun and painting both sides, with the spring at full stretch.

To do the job broperly though it would be best to paint them electrostically...but that's getting technical.

So Paul, how much paint do you need, where and how will you be painting it? Send me a PM and I'll give you an idea of pricing, though this is pr stuff and it's not cheap, so if you have a mate who can rustle it up at 20 quid a litre, go for it!