I just painted my truck Forester Green with PPG enamel mixed to an original
paint code as specified in a article in This Old Truck by Bob Adler. I
would have rather used urethane but was told that it wasn't available in
that code. A friend of mine also has done some painting in the same color
with Dupont enamel supplied by Jim Carter supposedly mixed to original
formula. There is quite a difference in color even though they are both
enamels. As far a durability enamel is considered obsolete by some. I'm
told by the dealer that BC/CC and to a lesser degree urethane will not give
you an original look.
Grant 50 3100
Brad Newman wrote:
> I am about to paint my 49 3100 Cape Maroon, which was an original color.
> It is possible to purchase this paint through Jim Carter and some of the
> other vendors, but I also called a local auto paint shop, and this is
> where the confusion starts. I gave the guy at the paint shop the Duco
> number (SM-681-A), and after a while he tells me that there is an almost
> exact color match offered on the 99 model Chevy's, and since it was so
> close, why wouldn't I want to use that color in a base coat clear coat?
> I really couldn't give him a good answer.
> I did not build my truck as a show truck, but up to this point it has
> basically turned into one. It is all original, and I am sure that I will
> be entering it in local shows as they come around. My question is this:
> will using a base coat clear coat take points off during judging, or is
> there even a big enough difference between the 2 types of paint (new vs
> old) to tell? The guy at the shop tells me that base coat clear coat
> will look like a highly polished lacquer (not to mention last much
> longer, be more chip and fade resistant, etc.), and will really turn
> heads.
> What would ya'll do?
> TIA
> Brad
>
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