kelvinJ
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Aerosol exterior paint options
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I like the website, lots of good info. However they don't have the 79 Camel color code 63 listed. They list code 65 as Camel but cross referencing I found that 65 is Brown in 79.
I found paintscratch.com actually has the correct code listed. Their site says that they cannot guarantee an exact match for that old of a color. I ordered 1 can to see how close they are.
I really don't want to do a color change. One of my goals is to keep the look as close to original as I can, inside and out.
It is difficult to avoid the appearance of measles if you just paint small spots. Touch up spraying looks better if you paint out to a contour break. The new paint may fade at a different rate than the old paint. Another problem is getting the paint to stay on. Lacquer paint is easier to patch as the new lacquer dissolves into the old lacquer.
It is not used anymore. The basecoat/topcoat painting is easier than painting used to be.
If the car was waxed with silicon wax it must be cleaned off. "Fisheye"named for its appearance, comes when the paint did not get clean. There is an anti fisheye additive for paint. If you are doing aerosol paint it is easy to get runs. Avoiding them takes some experience. A little $10 touch up spray gun is much easier to control than a rattle can. I painted one car with rattle cans and when I waxed it later all of my new paint came off.
The first time I needed to repaint a car, it was fading badly so I sanded it carefully, sprayed primer, sanded, taped off the glass and took it to a man who sprayed it for a reasonable price. In minutes it looked great and I saved most of the cost or a paint job.
Painting is fun. But it is good to experiment on something like a wagon or kids toy car.
It is not used anymore. The basecoat/topcoat painting is easier than painting used to be.
If the car was waxed with silicon wax it must be cleaned off. "Fisheye"named for its appearance, comes when the paint did not get clean. There is an anti fisheye additive for paint. If you are doing aerosol paint it is easy to get runs. Avoiding them takes some experience. A little $10 touch up spray gun is much easier to control than a rattle can. I painted one car with rattle cans and when I waxed it later all of my new paint came off.
The first time I needed to repaint a car, it was fading badly so I sanded it carefully, sprayed primer, sanded, taped off the glass and took it to a man who sprayed it for a reasonable price. In minutes it looked great and I saved most of the cost or a paint job.
Painting is fun. But it is good to experiment on something like a wagon or kids toy car.
^^ Like he said he will be difficult to make new look old. I used the back piece of my console and had paint mixed to match that, but I did spray the whole car. While having aerosol made can get expensive, you can buy a Quart of RTS and buy an aerosol sprayer at any parts house, Lowes and HD. to spray it with. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Preval-...V5P3jBx1WkwEsEAQYAiABEgJGU_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
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I would try all the SEM paint color charts. I've used it in most of my cars and there has always been a pretty close match. But I usually remove the entire interior and paint everything. Fading, aging and texture is hard to replicate with new paint.
The first item I need to deal with is the trunk lid torque hinge which doesn't come in Camel. Since this is in an area that isn't exposed to the elements I'm not going to try and match fading. I'll end up painting the whole car but these parts will have to be done one at a time.
When I do get it painted it won't be disassembled. It's in pretty good shape and other than surface rust I only have some light touch-ups in areas like the trunk latch, door jambs, etc. before I paint.
When I do get it painted it won't be disassembled. It's in pretty good shape and other than surface rust I only have some light touch-ups in areas like the trunk latch, door jambs, etc. before I paint.
Here is a good way to match paint. Use a paint chip or paint chip book with a hole punched in the chip. Lay the chip on your car outside, in direct sunlight and compare the colors of the car seen through the hole and the sample chip. The Color of light is more blue in shade so colors will look different there. Never compare colors indoors as fluorescent tubes give off a greenish color that will throw your comparison off.
maguyvr
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I'm curious as to where you purchased your trunk torsion rods. I have purchase 3 different sets from 3 different sites and all of them have lasted around 60 days and then wont hold the trunk lid up anymore. One of them is thicker than the other due to the extra weight of the spoiler. All of them have bent after being installed for a month or two. I'm pretty sure they are repops made in china. Apparently they are made of poor quality spring steel. One Camaro site (that returned my money) said that's the only thing on the market that he knows of. I'd love to find a set of NOS rods. Anyway, will you please let me know if yours last more than a month and where you bought them? Thanks.
I really hope I got a good one. Replacing it once looks like enough of a PIA
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