A friend is building a clone GSX and we're going to use my car as a template for the stripes as most of mine is original paint. I looked up the paint numbers for Dupont, R-M and PPG. He mixed the Dupont #'s in a base coat/clear coat formula and sprayed a test panel. Today we compared that panel with several locations on my GSX, underside of trunk lid, door jamb and underside of rear spoiler. The test panel with the correct Dupont formula was not a perfect match. It was brighter, with a more "jump out and grab you type effect". Close but not perfect. It looked like my original paint was slightly darker. I think if the entire car was painted it wouldn't be too noticeable, but if both cars were parked side by side in natural outdoor lighting you'd notice a difference. With some of these high dollar resto's going on and several of the e-bay "price testing" cars that have been "for sale" (I use that term loosely....) Somebody must be using a corrrect formula. Anybody know what is working? And what is the % of flattener used for the black? Thanks I also asked him about getting the original lacquer and he said he can still get it, but its almost impossible nowadays.
You may want to get some R-M b/c mixed up and give it a try. I read a post on here several months back about somebody that had remembered the R-M laquer being an exact color match. It's hard to say if they made an exact match when they formulated it in Diamont b/c, but usually they match the older colors pretty good. The worst part about doing a bright yellow in b/c is the horrible hiding. A person needs to put down white as a base, otherwise plan on probably 6 to 8 coats of color at least. When you are talking bright red, orange, or yellow in b/c, a person wants to get by with as little color as you can as they are so expensive. I would maybe even try Glasurit b/c, which is also made by BASF like R-M. Their color is more concentrated and would require fewer coats, and would maybe be cheaper to use than R-M on a color like that. Tim
Thanks Tim I'll forward that info. to the painter. Jim Lore, Duane, others familiar with the correct colors, any input on this? What are some of the restorer's using for painting the QQ cars? I'll probably be going back with the correct Saturn Yellow lacquer for my own car. As it'll have a warm shop to live in when done. The basecoat/clearcoat method will be more durable and driver friendly but does have a different look to it. Thanks
Dave, You may also want to ask Jim Weise if he has sprayed that color before as he uses R-M b/c on his restorations.
