I passed this thread to an off-list friend on mine, Bob Storck, who had an
interesting comment and entertaining story to share. Here it is.
Cliff Koehler
VSCDA, SCCA
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(snip) Looks to be a lighter blue than the color currently used by
Cunningham. It's hard to tell from photos ...
> The big problem is not lighting, fading, or anything like that. It is
> the variety of films used, processing and stability of print and
> negative colors over time. Everyone who restores airplanes, cars and the
> like deals with this. Some black and white films make purples look
> yellow and vice versa! The best scheme is to find an original item, and
> as you did, search for some hidden part. You can take fine sand paper,
> 600 grit or better, and V-E-R-Y carefully wet sand down through the
> layers of paint to discover original markings and colors.
>
(snip) I think that Cunningham dipped into the nearest paint can to do the
original stripes, he'd probably laugh to hear how much trouble I went
through to get the color "correct".
Cunningham was one of the original meticulous documentors, and
> watching Momo and his team of mechanics work on a car was an exercise in
> project management. Once at Marlboro I loaned them my welding gear, but
> they politely refused my selection of welding rods, going to their big
> transporter outside the track for their known specification rods. I am
> sure they had their own paint colors, and probably used consistent
> suppliers as well. I still have a set of Lodge plugs they gave me for my
> Climax engine. They had tool box drawers full of plugs in wooden
> holders, already gapped, arranged by heat range. I'm sure Penske learned
> by watching their professionalism.
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