Monday do over

[Roger63]

So this weekend I had 2 days of great warm weather to get my engine bay painted. Sunday I got it primed with no problems. Monday was color day. I compared the new paint to what's on the car and it was really really close, till I sprayed.

The nut and washer is the color it's supposed to be. More sanding coming up. The sad thing is I found out that my car is not T5 copper.

 

[mopar4don]

Could it be T7 Dark Bronze?

 

[Roger63]

Could it be T7 Dark Bronze?

I don't know yet I took off a trunk extension and took it to the paint supplier to have it scanned and matched like I should have done in the 1st place. But the fender tag says T5, car was painted back in 91 so who knows.

 

[493 Mike]

It is an attractive contrasting color.
Mike

 

[zyzzyx]

OUCH!!!!

 

[Roger63]

It is an attractive contrasting color.
Mike

Alright your not helping matters

 

[Mackman]

What year and model? Looks a lot like bronzefire.

 

[Roger63]

69 coronet rt

 

[hunt2elk]

My Bee in PPG T5 copper. The color changes quite a bit depending on the lighting.

 

[Roger63]

My Bee in PPG T5 copper. The color changes quite a bit depending on the lighting.

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Damn that's a good looking car.

 

[R413]

Those bronze metallic colors are so hard to match. And then the color of primer/sealer can change the final color also.

I was playing with 1970 FK5 and it was too dark and no gold metallic in the sun like the original paint. They said the paint is right on and I should paint over white primer. So I tried that, it looked like a low rider with candy paint on it. Pretty cool but not what I needed.

 

[dvw]

There are a ton of new variations available. The hood that is on the car was painted 10 years after the car itself. Matches perfect.
Doug

 

[zyzzyx]

As I remember when Dinosaurs roamed the earth, Brown Metallics were the hardest colors to match
hence painting the whole side of a car for a door dent! None of those colors covered worth a darned
either.

 

[Roger63]

My Bee in PPG T5 copper. The color changes quite a bit depending on the lighting.

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I got to know details on the cragars, 15s? Width front and back, back spacing and rear tire size please. That's exactly what I'm gonna get for mine.

 

[MarPar]

Kind of looks like my Newport. T7 Tuscan Bronze

 

[hunt2elk]

I got to know details on the cragars, 15s? Width front and back, back spacing and rear tire size please. That's exactly what I'm gonna get for mine.

They are Cragar 61C direct drilled. 15x7 with 4" bs 215/70/15 on the front and 15x10 with 5.375" bs 295/50/15 on the rear. I am not positive when that picture was taken, but I originally had 225/70/15's and 275/60/15's on these same wheels.

 

[Roger63]

Kind of looks like my Newport. T7 Tuscan Bronze

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My paint supplier said if it's a factory color the can ID it with the sample I gave them.

 

[Roger63]

Paint job #2 the match is a lot better.

 

[Roger63]

Finished product, finally

 

[zyzzyx]

Well worth the labor! Ya done good kid!