All that work, then it's the wrong color!

[SteveSS]

So the 1981 BumbleBee Camaro is supposed to kind of be a POS to a certain extent. The black rallye stripes were coming off the back and taking the yellow paint with it. Didn't look good. I took the rear deck lid to the auto paint store to get a match, primer, hardener, etc. We got everything filled, sanded, and taped ready to go. We got the paint ready and sprayed it but the color was WAY off. Now I took the hood off for a color match. The first time it was $372. I hope they make it right.

 

[dadsbee]

Only way you're gonna match yellow with today's paint is spraying white first.....

 

[SteveSS]

How so? The new paint it quite a few shades lighter than the reddish yellows and we used a dark gray primer,, The old yellow is kind of a school bus yellow. It has a lot of orange The new yellow is a daffodil yellow

 

[SteveSS]

I saw an Mach E the other day in school bus yellow.

 

[WileE]

I saw an Mach E the other day in school bus yellow.

... and that's all that fugly looking thing is good for.

 

[AR67GTX]

So the 1981 BumbleBee Camaro is supposed to kind of be a POS to a certain extent. The black rallye stripes were coming off the back and taking the yellow paint with it. Didn't look good. I took the rear deck lid to the auto paint store to get a match, primer, hardener, etc. We got everything filled, sanded, and taped ready to go. We got the paint ready and sprayed it but the color was WAY off. Now I took the hood off for a color match. The first time it was $372. I hope they make it right.View attachment 1733985View attachment 1733995

That’s so far off I can’t see way anyone would even spray it. It may be time to find another paint store and tech.

 

[junior340]

I think she looks great!!!

 

[eldubb440]

wasn't it obvious when the lid was popped off the can?

did anyone have an example to match?

why would anyone spray that on the car?

that color could have been tinted/blended to an acceptable match

 

[Cranky]

Only way you're gonna match yellow with today's paint is spraying white first.....

And I thought this was a Mopar site and not a.....oh never mind.....

 

[dadsbee]

How so? The new paint it quite a few shades lighter than the reddish yellows and we used a dark gray primer,, The old yellow is kind of a school bus yellow. It has a lot of orange The new yellow is a daffodil yellow

Trust me Yellow sucks, we spent 1000's to get a match! And then stripped the entire car anyhow...

 

[Cranky]

Trust me.... 1000's where spent to get a match! And then we stripped the entire car anyhow..


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I don't really remember what my first car's color was but think it was called 'sunfire yellow'? Anyways, the base or primer coat was black. It was a 66 Plymouth Belvedere....

 

[QuickBpBp]

wasn't it obvious when the lid was popped off the can?

did anyone have an example to match?

why would anyone spray that on the car?

that color could have been tinted/blended to an acceptable match

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