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| rstover |
 Feb 25 2018, 01:08 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 136 Joined: 15-November 11 From: Kerrville, TX Member No.: 13,785 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
After a rather cool damp winter further progress is now being made on painting the Bumblebee. I have given a lot of time trying to decide if I was going to tint the Sunflower yellow to match negative stripe from 914 rubber or use the Sunflower Yellow (L13K) as it is and not concern myself with a small difference between the paint and the negative stripe. I have decided to use the Sunflower yellow and live with any difference. Alex the painter called Friday and said that he had received the paint from his supplier and on first inspection it seemed quite different from the stripe. A big concern of mine is that we don't have anything sunflower yellow to match to except the stripe.
 This is the can of paint as it arrived from the supplier. It is Axalta single stage paint. Under fluorescent light it seemed that difference was greater that under natural light. |
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| rstover |
Feb 25 2018, 01:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 136 Joined: 15-November 11 From: Kerrville, TX Member No.: 13,785 Region Association: Southwest Region |
 This is a picture of a sample of the paint that was brushed on a 3x5 card laying on top of the stripe from 914 rubber. |
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| Olympic 914 |
Feb 25 2018, 01:21 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,662 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States 
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1st make sure the paint is stirred thoroughly, some pigments may settle. and 2nd the color may look slightly different when dry.
When I did a touch-up with my single stage it looked a bit lighter and I thought it didn't match even though it was paint from the same can. but when it dried there was no difference. The real trick is NOT pointing out the difference, if there is one. most people won't notice a difference. |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 25 2018, 01:25 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,607 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Olympic 914 @ Feb 25 2018, 11:21 AM)  The real trick is NOT pointing out the difference, if there is one. most people won't notice a difference. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Once you know, you can't unknow ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| rstover |
Feb 25 2018, 01:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 136 Joined: 15-November 11 From: Kerrville, TX Member No.: 13,785 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Sorry for posting 3 pictures. Alex told me that his supplier has matched the code and the year and that it is computer matched. At this time I have no reason to not believe that this is the correct color. Below is a picture of the car with single stage L04I. I t has not been wet sanded and polished yet.
 Any suggestions are always welcome.. |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 25 2018, 01:40 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,821 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
paint looks a bit dull for sunflower yellow, the codes are so old these days and have been reinvented for base coat clear coat, that one never knows. We use a combination of paint code, Glasurit paint and a scanner to zero in on it, we are also blessed by having original paint panels here
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 25 2018, 01:42 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,821 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
here a couple of pics of one we have in process to see the sunflower yellow
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| Mikey914 |
Feb 25 2018, 03:59 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,641 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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We matched our vinyl from a spare tire on an original bumblebee. It matched matched perfectly.
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| Rusty |
Feb 25 2018, 04:05 PM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709 Group: Admin Posts: 7,941 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Back in the day, I matched the yellow paint to the vinyl stripe.
You can get it pretty close, but after years, they will fade at different rates. Do your best, enjoy your car, and after a couple fingers of bourbon... the colors will look like a perfect match. -Rusty |
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| 914_7T3 |
Feb 25 2018, 04:55 PM
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Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,846 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California
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Problem is that the paint color varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. MY shop did several spray outs from different suppliers before we got the correct color.
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| Mikey914 |
Feb 25 2018, 09:23 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,641 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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I do have a few cans of paint we matched to the stripes.
$25 a can |
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