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paint matching problems

redking11

redking11

Scrambler Junkie
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Farmington
State
NM
I went to the paint shop to get the colors i want for my 81. I believe the correct white is called Olympic White. Can anyone confirm this?

The real problem was the "nutmeg poly" for the top. They could not get a formulation code for it. They thought that originally it was probably a lacquer paint. They recommended that I use "copper brown poly" - this color is very close but, seem to have more sparkle to it. Not sure but it might not sparkle as bad on the textured top.

Any help on getting a color code or formulation code for the nutmeg or an alternative code would be very much appreciated.
 
Also, I am hearing two different things from different shops. One person says yes go ahead and strip it down to the metal, the other place says, no just sand it. I have no clue what I'm doing here so can I get some advice from the members on whether I should strip the old paint or just sand it?
 
My grandfather owned the Pontiac/Buick/GMC dealership in my hometown for about 50 years. The body man he had working for him for most of that time told me that new paint sticks better to old paint than to bare metal, but that for it to look good the prep has to be done right because any imperfections in the old paint will show through.

He's always fixed the dings in my vehicles, and painted my CJ7 inside and out around 1998. Need to take things out to him now before he gets too old to paint. He's good at what he does, and I trust what he told me.
 
In my research it comes down to what you're looking for and how big your budget is. For perfection you would want to strip it down and repair everything from bare metal. If you just want to dress it up a little and make it look better so you can get it dirty again, you can paint over the old paint as long as it's prepped correctly and the new paint is compatible with the old. Were there big differences in the quotes you got?
 
I found a source for the original lacquer nutmeg paint, and probably any of the original lacquer colors. PM me if interested in purchasing a quart or a gallon. Then again for all I know, this stuff is easy to find.
 
redking11 said:
I found a source for the original lacquer nutmeg paint, and probably any of the original lacquer colors. PM me if interested in purchasing a quart or a gallon. Then again for all I know, this stuff is easy to find.
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Can you post up what you found? Would likely be helpful if anyone is doing a search for the same info somewhere down the road.
 
Does your local paint store not have a paint scanner? If you can clean up a spot real good on it so you get an accurate reading on your old paint they should be able to get a perfect match. At our store we sell Nason and Chromabase. If you use Chromabase we can use the scanner, although I have yet to use it to match paint on an old car, usually just salvaged cars.
 
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