Rodney Ebstein wrote:
Hi Steve and Listers,
I trust your evaluation of your own skills as a painter, and
recommend you take the sample spray can to a professional automotive
paint store, or painter, and have a sample card sprayed, as well as
1/2 a card sprayed to allow the blank half to show the intended
modern paint substitute. I am sure the original synthetic enamel is
not something you would care to use.
The Alpine looks great. What color is it? What is a "paint card"? Also,
I didn't understand your thoughts on the half card, modern paint
substitute and the original enamel. If you're not too busy, can you
elaborate a little further <snip>
Rodney,
Jay's car is "Commodore Blue".
Here is the "paint card" story. To use optical scanning of sample paint
the supplier (PPG - in my case) used a 6" square thick coated paper
based card whose surface was in black and white squares. They spray the
card with your desired color that I got from Tower Paints in a spray
can. Rootes original color are stocked and about $10 in original
synthetic enamel composition. .They also spray half a masked card for
later spraying with their formulation on the unsprayed half. Visual
comparison with the original, in multiple light sources - daylight,
artificial light, etc. is made.
If not. adjust next batch.
When you believe it is right, you can get your painter to order the
exact formulation. Pick a painter and paint supplier that work with each
other.
The stock Rootes paint is the old synthetic enamel, and hasn't the depth
the new colors do. In addition, there may be local pollution control
laws limiting what paints can be sprayed.
A clear coat is not stock, has it's unique characteristics, and not
usually used for period cars.
Hope that helps.
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Steve Laifman
Editor
http://www.TigersUnited.com
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