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| Spyridon:
--- Quote from: WunderCade on August 16, 2009, 07:26:06 pm ---Is that the final coat of yellow? lol I think we are all right there with ya about tackling the stencil. But there's only one way to know.... --- End quote --- What? You guys don't like to see repeating pictures of yellow cabs? I may do one more coat of yellow, because I have paint left. I don't plan on doing another pac-man so I may as well use it. I'll look over the cab later and see what it looks like. If I can get time to paint on Thursday night, I'll add one more yellow. No matter what, I will be painting the first stencil on Saturday! |
| Superully:
--- Quote from: Spyridon on August 17, 2009, 02:37:30 pm ---I got the paint codes from someone on KLOV that had them computer matched. I think he matched the yellow to the original cab and the other colors to the repro CPO (but I'm not sure). I'll post the paint codes and sizes later in the week (I'm out of town on business right now) --- End quote --- problem is that you guys in the usa have other base colours than we europeans, so i guess the paint codes aren't of any use, or am i wrong here? can those american codes be applied to european base colours? |
| Spyridon:
--- Quote from: Superully on August 17, 2009, 03:15:21 pm --- problem is that you guys in the usa have other base colours than we europeans, so i guess the paint codes aren't of any use, or am i wrong here? can those american codes be applied to european base colours? --- End quote --- Well, in this case, the paint I'm using is PPG automotive paint. They may be international? If it came down to it, I can facilitate shipping the paint to you (can you ship paint?), but then you are adding costs to what is already very expensive paint. |
| Silas (son of Silas):
--- Quote from: Superully on August 17, 2009, 03:15:21 pm ---...problem is that you guys in the usa have other base colours than we europeans, so i guess the paint codes aren't of any use, or am i wrong here? can those american codes be applied to european base colours? --- End quote --- I have had vehicle paints mixed for spraying really old cars many times in the UK. Its really common for the pigments to no longer be available or for pigments to be specified that were never available in the UK. Most dedicated paint suppliers can deal with that and can cross reference to those that are available. You could use the American Auto paint codes to get a can of Nitro mixed up using European pigment equivalents, then spray a piece of steel, card or whatever that you could then take to somewhere like Homebase (in the UK, but I'm sure all countries have DIY stores that can do the same) and they would be able to colour match it and produce paint in whatever finish you require (low VOC gloss, eggshell, satin or whatever) My MAME build will be finished with Formica Laminate in chrome yellow on the outside but the inside of the cab will be colour matched and painted in Dulux eggshell using the sample card of laminate supplied by Formica. Homebase can just as easily colour match an original colour of a cab if can get a sample. Getting the Auto paint mixed up seems like a long winded way of achieving this but at least its an option? |
| smalltownguy:
I work at an auto dealership that uses PPG. I'd bet that if you provided PPG with the paint codes, they'd be able to assist with matching for other methods. |
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