Harry P. Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 It's probably not factory correct, but an Ivory roof would really work well with that body color.
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 13, 2014 Author Posted July 13, 2014 It's probably not factory correct, but an Ivory roof would really work well with that body color. They Didn't do two tone combos on the Imperials Amere. At least not in '60. But some models did come with the "cove" area on the roof painted a contrasting color rather than stainless steel. I thought about doing that area black along with a slightly darker shade of mauve & black interior ? Ivory might look a little too "washed out". If anything, I think a darker color would be a nicer contrast. Steve
Harry P. Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 I should do a quick Photoshop for you. That color body, Ivory roof, stainless steel roof panels, and all the chrome trim... fantastic! And a black and ivory interior for contrast... black carpeting, ivory seats, door panels and dash. It would look pretty cool... but not factory.
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 13, 2014 Author Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) The Caddy looks a little closer to "Dusk Mauve" Amere. Here are a couple pics of Dawn & Dusk Mauve. (Dusk being the darker) I think the Ivory would be too light. It would be hard to tell the difference. Steve Edited September 16, 2014 by StevenGuthmiller
John Goschke Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Those panels might look good in Dusk Mauve. Was probably a factory "recommended combination."
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 14, 2014 Author Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Those panels might look good in Dusk Mauve. Was probably a factory "recommended combination." You're probably right Froghawk. It would look good like that. Unfortunately, I don't have any Dusk Mauve & I think I'll pass on spending the $15.00 it would cost me to order it. Especially for such a small area. Besides I have a similar combo slated for a '60 New Yorker. "Lilac" with an "Iris" top. Great idea though!! Steve Edited July 14, 2014 by StevenGuthmiller
charlie8575 Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 I kinda like Harry's idea of the white accents. Remember, Steve, "dealer two-tones" did exist. According to the dealer album the Imperial Club has posted, there was a mauve interior available, along with white/black. You could also get a medium-light gray. Charlie Larkin
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 14, 2014 Author Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) I kinda like Harry's idea of the white accents. Remember, Steve, "dealer two-tones" did exist. According to the dealer album the Imperial Club has posted, there was a mauve interior available, along with white/black. You could also get a medium-light gray. Charlie Larkin Thanks for the input guys, but I'm pretty much past the point of return now. Already have the first clear coat on & will do a second tonight. The black & white interior is still an option though. Only thing that's making me shy away is my '59 Dodge build I did a little while back. Steve Edited September 16, 2014 by StevenGuthmiller
microwheel Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Well if this turns out anywhere near like your dodge, its gonna be fantastic. I I've seen the 1.1 cars with the soft 2 tone grey interiors and boy did they look good. My dad had 2 of them when I was a kid.
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 18, 2015 Author Posted April 18, 2015 This build has been languishing for a long time & I think it's about time to resurrect it. This was one of those projects where I had major cracking issues with the Testors clear coats. I tried polishing out the cracking several times, but it just kept coming back. It's in the purple stuff now & will hopefully be ready for a re-paint soon. I used up all of the "Dawn Mauve" paint that I used the first time, so there will be a color change. Being as the interior was already painted a purple & is looking good I've decided to use the "Lilac" paint left over from the top on my '60 New Yorker build. So while I wait for the top on my '60 Continental to strip so I can start painting that, I'm also stripping the Imperial & a '59 Plymouth Fury, so I guess I'll be a busy boy for a while! Steve
ChrisBcritter Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Ugh - what a hassle. At least now we know not to use Testors clear coat. Which clear will you be using instead?
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 Ugh - what a hassle. At least now we know not to use Testors clear coat. Which clear will you be using instead? I've recently switched to Duplicolor clear. I haven't stopped using Testors clear altogether, I just no longer use it for multiple coats because I haven't been able t figure out a safe cure time between coats to guard against this cracking issue. I don't want to chance having to strip anymore paint jobs because of cracking clear coats. It is a hassle! Steve
gtx6970 Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) What ,,,no pictures ? ps,,,I for one vote you need to start a thread with pictures of all these old annuals builtups in one post . Edited April 19, 2015 by gtx6970
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 What ,,,no pictures ? ps,,,I for one vote you need to start a thread with pictures of all these old annuals builtups in one post . Sorry Bill. I originally had photos in this thread but deleted them when the build went south to save on my "attachment space". I since started using Photo Bucket for posting photos so I don't need to delete any photos, but now I can't find any previous pics of this Imperial. When it comes out of the soup I'll post some "start" pics. This one was a brand new un-started kit anyway, so really no "built up" photos to begin with. Steve
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