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cris67chevelle · #1 08-23-2011, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 68FBODY

Ford mustang Atlantic blue or Mazda 3 winning blue. The color is a bit washed from all the sunlight

those are very close also damnnnnnnn lol. I was also looking at the jet stream blue but I am not looking for a 3 stage paint at all. I wonder if someone makes a 1 stage jet stream blue? But yes those two blues look very similiar to the color I am looking for. Thanks a million bud

pro66tour · #2 08-23-2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cris67chevelle

those are very close also damnnnnnnn lol. I was also looking at the jet stream blue but I am not looking for a 3 stage paint at all. I wonder if someone makes a 1 stage jet stream blue? But yes those two blues look very similiar to the color I am looking for. Thanks a million bud

I'm sure you've come across this link on TEAM CHEVELLE website, but if you haven't take a look for orig. codes. Marina Blue Metallic comes close to what you're talking about. Good luck with that, and congrates, you're almost there...

http://www.chevelles.com/years/67/67paint.html

cris67chevelle · #3 08-23-2011, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pro66tour

I'm sure you've come across this link on TEAM CHEVELLE website, but if you haven't take a look for orig. codes. Marina Blue Metallic comes close to what you're talking about. Good luck with that, and congrates, you're almost there...

http://www.chevelles.com/years/67/67paint.html

I know I cant believe it sometimes that I have gotten this far it is very exciting

**Bryan O** · #4 08-23-2011, 03:10 PM

Much better, imho, to look at new cars on dealer lots rather than trying to match a photo. Find a color code of a paint color you like then get the formulation from the manufacturer. I suspect there are many paints close to what you are looking for.

Does your painter have color chips you can see?

elitecustombody · #5 08-24-2011, 05:29 AM

Check GM Wave Blue Effect 482P/22U and Space Blue Effect 413G/23U.

BTW, 2-stage is considered a basecoat/clearcoat. Are you trying to use single stage paint as base and apply clearcoat over? I'd stay away from that method,unless you want your new paint job to be as thick as two regular paint jobs,this is the reason why basecoat/clearcoat system was designed,to eliminate the thick build up and give more depth and brilliance .

cris67chevelle · #6 08-24-2011, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by elitecustombody

Check GM Wave Blue Effect 482P/22U and Space Blue Effect 413G/23U.

BTW, 2-stage is considered a basecoat/clearcoat. Are you trying to use single stage paint as base and apply clearcoat over? I'd stay away from that method,unless you want your new paint job to be as thick as two regular paint jobs,this is the reason why basecoat/clearcoat system was designed,to eliminate the thick build up and give more depth and brilliance .

Thanks for your advice I never even considered that. I didn't even know what 2 stage paint was to be honest lol. I tryed googling those colors you told me and nothing came out. What company are those paint codes for? And yes I was planning on doing a base coat and may be like 3 or 4 coats of clear I thought that was the proper thing to do. But I see more people doing a basecoat/clearcoat all the time and the car looks great also.

elitecustombody · #7 08-24-2011, 07:41 AM

Wave Blue Effect 482P (DuPont) 22U (GM code) , Space Blue Effect 413G (DuPont)23U (GM code)

Use basecoat /clearcoat system, not a single stage color with clear over it, because you'll end up with paint thickness equivalent to 2 or 3 paint jobs, single stage metallic colors do not have the depth you get with basecoat/clearcoat system.