berr13 Posted June 29, 2019 Posted June 29, 2019 Can anyone suggest a source for Chevy mid-fifties Sierra Gold paint? I need an aerosol can, since I don't have an air brush. Thanks
SfanGoch Posted June 29, 2019 Posted June 29, 2019 Paintscratch.com has Color Code: 2287-H Sierra Gold Metalli-Chrome listed for 1956-58 Chevrolets. You can order it in a spray can; however, it'll cost you $26.95 for a 12 oz. can.
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 29, 2019 Posted June 29, 2019 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?
espo Posted June 30, 2019 Posted June 30, 2019 I have used Testors one coat lacquer #1840M Flaming Orange on a '56 Nomad. The color is close but does have a little more metallic than the OEM but it looks great with Tamiya TS-46 light Sand. This will get you very close to the Sierra Gold and Adobe Beige color combination that was so popular.
64Comet404 Posted June 30, 2019 Posted June 30, 2019 If you can find the old Pactra R/C paints at your local shop, there was a colour (RC60 Pearl Copper) which was a reasonable match for Sierra Gold. The Pactra shade is slightly lighter, so you may want to add a drop or two of black or brown to tone it down.
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 30, 2019 Posted June 30, 2019 1 hour ago, 64Comet404 said: If you can find the old Pactra R/C paints at your local shop, there was a colour (RC60 Pearl Copper) which was a reasonable match for Sierra Gold. The Pactra shade is slightly lighter, so you may want to add a drop or two of black or brown to tone it down. 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
64Comet404 Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 23 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: 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 The colour was also available in an aerosol can, but I don't know the number for it.
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 8 hours ago, 64Comet404 said: The colour was also available in an aerosol can, but I don't know the number for it. Makes sense, but then he wouldn't be able to add any other colors to change the hue. Steve
randyc Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 This is Testors lacquer from a spray can. I have no idea what the color name is. After the zombie apocalypse when flies mutated to the size of house cats. lol 1
berr13 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Posted July 11, 2019 Thanks all for your suggestions. What I'm trying to do is replicate the '57 Chevys of Bob Lambeck that were so successful in junior stock back in the '60s. I still have one can of Testors Kiln Red, but I don't know if it's still any good. It may be a little too red, so I may investigate copper, too. Thanks again--you all have given me different ways to go.
R. Thorne Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Check out twopaws build of Lambeck’s car back in 2013.
ChrisBcritter Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 This won't help the OP, but if it helps anyone else, this is a near-perfect match for the factory Sierra Gold on my wagon: I used it to touch up a few areas in the wheel openings and where I had to clean up flash around the taillights.
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