As the title states, what is the best way to get the best possible match on an old original car? The Riv I just bought is in beautiful condition for it's age. The original paint very nice, but has a few chips and some water spots, but I can deal with those. But it must have had the deck lid painted at some point in its life and it's all checking, cracking and shrinking. You can see sanding scratches in it and it looks kind of rough. I'm assuming it was resprayed with lacquer back in the day. What I want is to strip and respray the entire deck lid and have it match the color, finish and sheen of the remaining 53 year old paint. Easy Peasy, right? LOL What are my options for getting the best results? Type of paint, color match, finish, etc...... (You can see the rough deck lid in the last picture if you zoom in......) Ok paint experts...... help me out here!
Take the car to the local paint supplier with a camera...have them shoot the top of the adjacent 1/4 panel...this will get you ballpark...tint and spray out card your way to a match For the sheen scrap hood..section it off...use flattening agent in the clear till to you achieve your sheen...you will need to let each section dry overnight to see the true finish I would use a pink sealer b4 the base
Nice car. I think it looks good with the hubcaps but wheels will really set it off. Good luck with your paint
I would bite the bullet and go one step more than what Hugger suggested and prep the quarters for blending, you’ll never get it exact, close, but not unnoticeable. Reason why I suggest this….. IF you’re not happy with the color, it’s 5 times more work to blend, AND you’ll probably not have enough materials to blend at that point. I’ve been thru this a bazillion times, customer OR manager says “see what you can do, get it close” WELL, color is subjective, what I consider close the other person may see it as a mile away.
