StevenGuthmiller

I'm surprised that I'm not bothered by this color combination. Normally I absolutely detest the fact that everybody seems to be on this trend of painting EVERYTHING these bright greens! But along with the pastel green, it's not terrible. Steve

That's a pretty bold statement considering that statistics show that there are nearly 80,000 pizza places in the US! Steve

Oh I get it Bill. Some of the cars from the 30s where beautiful cars, and many were very unique. They're just not really my cup of tea, and even if I had all of the money in the world, I would probably still not buy a car from that era. Truth be told, I probably wouldn't own the '67 Corvette that I posted either. Honestly, I think that the big American cars built between about 1955 and 1969 were the most beautiful cars.............almost all of them! Steve

The OP was searching for the color in a spray can. If air brush paint was acceptable, my suggestion would absolutely have been to order a jar from Scale Finishes. Steve

It is cool, but a little too "out there" for me. Steve

I'm partial to "Sunfire Yellow" myself. But then again, I like a little more unusual colors. Steve

I'm not a Corvette guy, but.......... Steve

The web is what I'm pretty much limited to. If I can't find what I need on line, I just wing it! Steve

Just going to have to look for a metallic copper paint in a spray can. Probably as close as you will get. Steve Something like this?

I agree. This looks pretty black to me! Let's be honest, it's really not so much the color of the panel line as it is the thickness. If the line is thin and the edges of the doors and fenders are not covered in the panel line color, I don't think it much matters what color the wash is. Steve

Finished up the dash today with the help of Bob Spedding, (TooOld) who was so kind as to provide me with some photo reductions for the speedometer and other gauges! I am indebted to you Bob!! Thank you! Steve

Personally, I don't worry a whole lot about the clarity of the case. For me the case is pretty much strictly about protection. Just my 2 cents. Steve

Exactly! One of the most exciting parts of the hobby for me is researching and deciding on a color. The build will keep my interest to a much higher degree as well if I really like the color. It made things a lot more boring for me when I was relying on what someone decided to put in a rattle can. Now, the sky is the limit! Steve

I would really love to see someone build a 'Cuda in some other color rather than the "usual" "In Violet", "Limelight" or "Lemon Twist". Haven't these "High Impact" colors been done to death? It's about time to see something a little different. How about "Burnt Orange", "Burnt Tan" "Sunfire Yellow" or "Yellow Gold". It would sure make these "Cudas and Challengers a little more interesting to look at. You could swear by looking at the majority of the models built that these cars only came in a half dozen colors! Just my opinion. Couldn't even find a photo of a '70 in "Sunfire Yellow". That should tell you how unusual that one would be! Steve

You will find a few colors here and there in spray cans that are close to what you're looking for, but the options are pretty limited. Half of the fun for me when building is looking at the chip sheets for a particular make and year and knowing that I can choose any color from that chart that I desire and I'll be able to get it. With spray cans you'll be lucky to be able to find 3 or 4 and you will definitely have a hard time finding odd colors like aquas and coppers just to name a couple. My next couple of projects will be done in odd colors. 1964 Pontiac "Sunfire Red" and 1968 Oldsmobile "Cinnamon Bronze". You will not find either of these in a spray can. But Scale finishes had them both. $9.99 for a 2 oz. jar, enough to easily do 2 models or more, is worth it in my opinion. Color availability is the only reason that I switched from rattle cans to an air brush years ago. Steve

That's what I'm having tonight as well. But something makes me think that it will be inferior to yours. Mine is a Jack's frozen pizza. I guess we can't eat like kings all of the time! Steve

Honestly, if you are truly interested in correct stock automotive colors, you're going to be sorely disappointed trying to replicate them with spray cans. Testors offers a few, but that's about it. Otherwise, it doesn't really matter what you use because it won't be correct anyway. In that case, you'll just have to go by eye. I suggest that you get yourself an air brush and use one of the hobby automotive paint producers like MCW or Scale Finishes. Between the two of them, you can get nearly any stock automotive color ever produced in a premixed, ready to spray jar. Steve

Smoked "baby backs" tonight! Steve

Got a good portion of the interior tub foiled today. The tough parts are left to do. The dash and steering wheel. I've pretty much exhausted my stock of foil, so on to the web to order more. Steve

They are one of the absolute last things that I do after polishing, foiling, etc. You might be right. A slightly transparent color over the black might mute it enough. Steve

Wow! That's in pretty nice condition for a promo! This is going to be an interesting project!! Steve

Don't worry about it. Get some Ceramcoat acrylic craft paint at your local craft store, (Hobby Lobby carries it). Get some beige that is slightly darker than the body color. Thin it down very slightly with a little water and flow it into the panel lines. The acrylic will cover the black and give you a good looking panel line. any paint that you slop on the surface of the body is no problem either. Let it dry for a half an hour or so and then wipe it off with a lightly dampened cloth. I do all of my panel lines with acrylic craft paint this way. Steve

Then I'm not sure why I have heard some people say that Super Clean won't touch Tamiya paint. If the solution will dissolve the primer like it does Duplicolor, all that's needed is for the Super Clean to be able to get to the primer and the paint will peel off. Steve

I've never had an issue removing the under coat with Super Clean. Steve