I am in a the process of painting a 66 mustang nightmist blue. Please don’t use shopline, I tried it on some test panels and took 4 coats to get good coverage. I called Chad and order motobase and it covers in 2 coats. As stated the shopline is cheaper but requires twice the amount of paint so you really don’t save that much.
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Thanks for the reference for Chad!If you have a sample then any major paint jobber can scan it with their color camera and mix it with the formula the camera gives. The old numbers that you see on sites like paintref.com are outdated because of different systems being used and the removal of lead in toners where there may be a number that corresponds to a modern paint system.
You might want to contact forum member Chad and see if he can mix it in either Wanda or Motobase. Another option is to check with the company that their name is banned here. They have a formulation. Now I would not use this for the actual refinish but instead to do a sprayout with, and if satisfied with the color then take it to a Jobber and have them scan it. Then you would have a formula in a quality basecoat. I know PPG has this color in Omni+, if you have a decent PPG jobber, ask if they can give you the PPG tech/color line. Then ask the Tech on the phone if they can cross the Omni number to DBC. Generally their computer will give a color that is the closest aproximation to the existing formula. Then you could use DBC.
First thing though I would do is talk with Chad and see if he can mix it for you in Wanda or Motobase. Both are excellent quality and cost much less than DBC. He will ship to you.
Chad's paint and Audio — Auto Rod Technologies
Southwest Michigans premier paint supply store.www.autorodtechnologies.com
Other company I mentioned above. They have the color in 4 oz quantity. Get this do a sprayout and use it to get a formula in a quality base at your Jobber.
GM Shadow Gray Metallic | V / 17 / 3592 | 1967-1970 | OEM Basecoat
SHADOW GRAY METALLIC | ****$***** PAINT BASECOAT Our OEM Matched ****$***** Paint Basecoat is a 1:1 Mix ratio with our HR-13XX Series Reducer. Gallon & Quart Variants are Unreduced and need reduced 1:1 with our HR-13XX Series Reducer 4oz Variants are Pre-Reduced with our HR-13XX Series Reducer so it is...tamcopaint.com
Piece of info:
Will be looking for 69 Corvette Burgandy 988 soon and traded emails with Chad. Chad can do OEM colors which I was happy to find out.
metlmunchr
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Will be interesting to see the price on that corvette burgundy. When PPG quit producing that color in lacquer several years ago it was about$1300/gal.
Chris_Hamilton
Trying to be the best me, I can be
Not exactly related but I've been pricing Glasurit 55 base for the the current job I'm doing and every color is over $2000 a gallon now! It has literally doubled in the last 3+ years.
Chris_Hamilton
Trying to be the best me, I can be
To what the Gent posted above, I've always felt DBC was overpriced for what it is. Now it's hideously overpriced. Just like everything else it seems. Once you use other systems you realize that DBC isn't really on the same level as Diamont or Glasurit, Sikkens. Personally I think Motobase is far superior to DBC as well. I imagine Wanda is the same but I've only used it a few times. Haven't used any DBC in 5 or 6 years and don't plan to anymore.
FWIW, I paid a little over $800 for a gal of Diamont in a 68 Corvette color Cordovan Maroon 988 back in Oct 2021. At the time, the seller told me the reds are the most expensive because of the toners and the prices were continually going up so don't wait to buy.
I had nightmares about knocking the can over and spilling it so I kept it in the shipping box and ladled it out with a soup ladle LOL'S!! I still can not wrap my mind around $2K for a gal of auto paint; but then again $800 at the time really blew my mind also.
I had nightmares about knocking the can over and spilling it so I kept it in the shipping box and ladled it out with a soup ladle LOL'S!! I still can not wrap my mind around $2K for a gal of auto paint; but then again $800 at the time really blew my mind also.
Chris_Hamilton
Trying to be the best me, I can be
Available in Glasurit 55 line (solvent). Glasurit is as good as you can get IMO. Not cheap though so be prepared to be shocked at the price.