Progress has been slow, but hoping to move on to paint before too much longer. Haven't made the final decision on body color yet, but I'm leaning toward Sun Beige (one of the original colors in '51). Got an offset from PPG Color Library for that. It would take crimson striping (belt line and wheels). I am going with a painted grill (body color), and the back bars would be Waldorf White. Internet search says 1977 Subaru Plaza White 21W/90096 is a pretty close match. Using the hosts "Champagne" interior paint; and I found reference to a Taupe (SEM 15423) for the steering mast, shift handle, and steering wheel. Flat black for the frame and miscellaneous bits. All of that sound right, or other suggestions? Any other colors my painter will need, or does that get it? Thanks y'all.
It's not legal in California to shoot single stage paints on motor vehicles these days but a few still do it .
Been a few "daze" since the original topic COLORS ! ! I caught this : "I am going with a painted grill (body color), and the back bars would be Waldorf White. Internet search says 1977 Subaru Plaza White 21W/90096 is a pretty close match. " Denny Graham mocked up the same Plaza White for a grill he was painting 1977 Subaru Plaza White 02.JPG photo - dennygraham photos at pbase.com Didn't know where or if it was OK ? to ask here about the tricky color White. Hard to tell on a computer screen and forget my trying to have a paint place use the color codes. "Duplicolor " seems to carry several "GM" White paints and best of all they come in Rattle Cans -LOL. I caught member " Coilover" seemed to know a lot about painting Maybe he will catch this and chime in Question on GM White-- Olympic White - Summit White- the old Polar White ? Which GM paint offers a slight off white just a TAD on the creamy side. Not Bright White... There sure are a lot of opinions on the internet.. With everything be true ( WINK) Thought to ask here being that in my short time here I found some solid advice and some who know their stuff. My Old Burb is two tone having been painted back in 1982 with > Imron < The Old Commercial Stuff that has held up beautifully except for where I scuffed it up- and allowed the Rust to find many places to start in hidden areas. The Rust started to say `` SURPRISE ``WE have been Working Overtime... The Old Original " Thistle Gray" hubcaps where also painted the same color of white -and the lettering done in black. While the caps are chipped up etc.. Wanted to start there trying to get a soft -creamy ? white Any tips on matching what's there - ? Sure be nice to have a swatches form the color charts Well another topic highjacked -- Do We do get three strikes ..... before being kicked out ?... Love to see some pictures from " Rides With Yah " Hope All are Well and doing Good.
Questions are always welcomed, we're not the 'old grumps with closed minds group' . Even is indeed very good with this sort of question as he's been building Advance Design trucks for many years . Mostly Hot Rods but still and all..... Foo-Foo cans are easy and these days better quality paints come in them but still no hardeners so after you paint some thing with a Foo-Foo can be sure to either gently heat it in a 200* F oven for 30 minutes or lay it out in the direct sun light for a day to help flash off the solvents .
Thanks again Nate Always appreciate your sharing and outlook on life Well bought some rattle cans- going to see what they look like after a few passes on a strip of metal flashing left over from my re-roofing the shack -(smile) Bought Olympic White and Stone White < which has the creamier tone , ( dirty- rust undertones ? < lol ) Plus I ordered " One Shot " black enamel paint for the hubcap lettering -- Trouble is the Older I GOT the more and more HOT ` Coffee ` ` I tend to ````dOwN`` Always appreciate Your comments and Help Nate-- Now to start weaning off So much `` cccc`O`fFeE Interesting read found on the Stovebolt Forums.. Painted hubcaps for AD? - The Stovebolt Forums IF I could afford to have my Hub Caps ! Painted for me this would have been exactly the look I would have done- I know some of the really talented here might say ? No ! - I really don't know that (Wink ) At least I am honest ! LOL.. From Jim Carter's Paint selection a shot of the original Thistle Gray and check out those pinstripes ! Amazing and to think there are members here who shared how ---they did it too---
You can paint your own pin stripes ~ use a hobby brush and those little bottles of enamel they sell at hobby stores, mount the wheel on a front hub and slowly spin it and touch the tip of the paint brush, if you don't like it, wipe it off quickly and try again.... I ran '41 ~ '46 passenger car hubbies on my '49, they come chromed and have red and blue paint in the stamped parts ~ very pretty . I don't see anything wrong with coffee...... $tarbuck$ even has a $2.50 coffee Slurpee = .
50 plus years ago..WOW.. I in fact had some earlier year hubcaps on my 53 `. Someone heisted two of them and so I took the other two off and hung them from "nails" in my little workshop. Not much later as I became friends with the guy who had a salvage yard close to home--- gave me several hubcaps and finally I had 4 Original 53's. Didn't matter that they were dented after all it was my Work Truck ! not a show queen...(smile) My small workshop ended up having Old Chevy Steering Wheels Radiators - well.. the walls were beautifully adorned with Chevy Truck stuff < I started collecting what " Matt" at the salvage yard either gave me or paid nearly nothing for. Those were the " DAZE" my friend... The Forums-- sponsor has these also. A Little too pretty for what I am aiming for.. However they are my favorite ones -- I just hope I can stop some of the rust-- start driving Old Rusty Nellie Bell.. short cruises out to the few fields.. left in our area... Feeling my age much before my time ?... Well Nate- got past some of the old IMRON down to the Original " Thistle Gray" paint... My Caps are Dented Up But getting close to be being cleaned Up.. And until the Good Lord says I am ready to be... " Beamed Up" Wanted to say again you have made me feel welcome and sure helped me out. Thanks again.. And where's Ride With Yah ?.. I didn't mean to high jack the post--- The Best. Ernie.
Those are the hub caps my son bought me for Father's day long ago ~ he knew I loved them and couldn't afford a set so he bought me 5 knowing I'd want one on the side mount spare . Rust requires ferrous metal, water ( not much) and oxygen to form so anything you can do to break this <magic> triangle will work . Wax is very good but needs re application periodically . The primary reason powder coating is so awful is : any imperfection allows moisture to get in and cause rusting, the powder coating prevents the water from escaping so eventually the metal underneath rusts out and collapses . Honda learned this the hard way in the 1980's when a whole bunch of three year old Motocycle frames broke while going down the road...
