39 replies to this topic

[mick_in_oz]

First impressions, Barbados Green. In that pic it looks too bright or yellow to be the other colour, but that said, it can be impossible to know if the colour is being faithfully reproduced in a photo and then rendered properly on someones monitor.

[Bazza]

Hi

 

I vote "1" for Barbados Green. Check out the cars under "Sold" on the Australian Musclecar Sales stie. There are a few examples of cars in those colours.

 

Cheers

 

Bazza

[yel327]

Paint it yellow and then the problem goes away!

[kiwi-lilj]

brown is back in fashion, it maybe worth considering

[S pack]

brown is back in fashion, it maybe worth considering

hahaha.......hahahahahahahahahahahaha, forking like for you Blair

[Potta]

The picture from the ad doesn't look right.

 

Barbados is much brighter/yellower.

 

Barbados - http://tinyurl.com/hbmwf42

 

Jamaican Lime - http://tinyurl.com/jn7cgz8

 

As you can see from those two sets, the colours look different and in some pics look the same.

 

Your best bet is to go to a few car shows, find the one you like and ask the owner what it is.

[StephenSLR]

From another forum and something to keep in mind.

 

I have dealt with paint on and off for 40 years and below are just a few of the problems

 

1. paint is made from different materials and not all the mfgs use the same quality of material which is one reason the price and colour of a particular colour will vary from mfg to mfg.

2. the paint the early cars were originally painted with, has not existed for maybe 30 years, therefore it is absolutely impossible to duplicate the original colour.

3. the original cars did not have clear on them . . 99.9% of the repaints are done with clear which changes the look.

4. in the USA, the EPA has forced the mgs to change some of the toners over the years . . PPG has probably changed 5 times in the last 40 years . . when the toner is changed, the color changes a bit . . one of the things that was removed was lead . . the lead was in several colours such as yellow, red and white . . removing the lead drastically changed the color of the paint and also made it a bit translucent.

5. due to this translucent/thin paint problem, it now takes more paint to prevent being able to see thru it to the primer, and since paint is so expensive and it would take maybe 6 coats to eliminate this problem, many shops are now using primer that is tinted the same color as the paint.

5. spraying this thin paint over different coloured primers causes a different look so if one shop paints red over dark grey primer, it will look darker than the same paint over light grey primer etc.

6. spray gun pressure can affect metal flake colours.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 11 December 2016 - 01:23 PM.

[StephenSLR]

 

 

This is a shot of 3 different Aus. sourced vendors blends for " '68 Highland Green".  You really need to test spray to get the colour you want, unless you have seen it one someone else's car and know the mix they used...

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 11 December 2016 - 01:28 PM.

[UCSLE]

+1 what Stephen said 

also the white balance in that first photo is way out , it looks to have a lot orange in it .

[Ice]

There is so many variations of Barbados Green its not funny If you take a bit of the black out it becomes a little less dirtier green and more vibrant green

[StephenSLR]

 

the white balance in that first photo is way out , it looks to have a lot orange in it .

 

Yeah, the orange is very noticeable in the background behind the spoiler, the rims, headlight, rubber shine on front bumber and reflection under the side mirror. There's no doubt this colour looks different in real life.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 11 December 2016 - 03:34 PM.

[UCSLE]

get rid of the orange and ends up  something like this

 

anyone knows who owns it ?

 

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[StephenSLR]

^ big difference and it still has significant orange tinge behind the spoiler so it will be different even still.

 

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[hanra]

Is that pic taken at night time under car park lighting?

[StephenSLR]

I'm embarking on a LX replica rebuild

 

You probably mean LX SL/R, LX SL/R 5000 or A9X replica.

 

How accurate to factory are you taking it?

 

LX Greens are Mint Julep, Panama Green and Jade Green, of course as always: your car, your choice.

 

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[Ice]

get rid of the orange and ends up  something like this
 
anyone knows who owns it ?
 
Capture12.jpg

Is it a Melbourne car i think i know the owner

[yel327]

You probably mean LX SL/R, LX SL/R 5000 or A9X replica.

 

How accurate to factory are you taking it?

 

LX Greens are Mint Julep, Panama Green and Jade Green, of course as always: your car, your choice.

 

s

 

You forgot Panama Green and Super Mint.

[IMORAL]

I have a Barbados coloured car. Never looks the same colour twice in pics and under lights looks yellow compared to other greens

[StephenSLR]

You forgot Panama Green and Super Mint.

 

Yep, I left out Super Mint, I did mention Panama. 

 

I suspect L34 & A9X or even SL/R or 5000's weren't released in all the LH & LX colours respectively?

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 11 December 2016 - 07:18 PM.

[Covert]

Looks more like mint julep then Barbados to me