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Post by Dave the Vapour on Mar 6, 2020 19:41:27 GMT
Having my shell restored & resprayed by TTLegend Dave Molyneux on the Isle of Man, He’s close to starting paint & is asking for the paint code of the original Tangerine if that exists.
Can you help?
Thanks
Dave Thomasson
Bug club & spares scheme member!
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Post by stevenarcher on Apr 24, 2020 10:02:37 GMT
hi dave I have repainted my bug from the gel coat up.i cut a piece othe body off from behin the radiator which had the original paint.i resprayed it in autocolor 2k which is a direct gloss 2pack.the colour was matched by spectrograph and the brand code for the product is 6cne number1.orange.the cars were originally painted in cellulose but this is a very good match to the original.
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Post by vannin on Apr 24, 2020 11:34:07 GMT
Having my shell restored & resprayed by TTLegend Dave Molyneux on the Isle of Man, He’s close to starting paint & is asking for the paint code of the original Tangerine if that exists. Can you help? Thanks Dave Thomasson Bug club & spares scheme member! when i have bugs resprayed i use ford vista/phoenix orange which is a very close match. is Moly still based up at jurby scratching about ? |
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Post by stevenarcher on Apr 26, 2020 9:31:52 GMT
ford vista orange I agree is pretty good.the problem you have is the original tinters are no longer available,so you have to compromise.i used to work professionally as a spray painter in a main dealer bodyshop for ford before I retired.cellulose paint was made illegal for us years ago.we have been using water-based paints for years.the main thing to remember when painting this colour is it has poor opacity you must always use a very light coloured primer,if you were to use a dark grey for instance the primer shows through and makes the orange have a brown looking hue
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Post by vannin on Apr 26, 2020 10:36:50 GMT
ford vista orange I agree is pretty good.the problem you have is the original tinters are no longer available,so you have to compromise.i used to work professionally as a spray painter in a main dealer bodyshop for ford before I retired.cellulose paint was made illegal for us years ago.we have been using water-based paints for years.the main thing to remember when painting this colour is it has poor opacity you must always use a very light coloured primer,if you were to use a dark grey for instance the primer shows through and makes the orange have a brown looking hue some good tips and advice there from a professionals point of view, thanks Steven. certainly food for thought when i come to get mine painted in the not to distant. |
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Post by vannin on Apr 26, 2020 10:41:24 GMT
i wonder how the OP (Dave the vapour) is or has got on refinishing his Bug ?
would be good to hear some feedback on his project up at moly's
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