Exterior Paint Color

[grantf]

I have never done any hammer-on-dolly work and very little dent repair work of any kind. Will I be able to get one type of dolly and one type of hammer for this job based on what you can see from the photo. Also where can those type of tools be purchased? Are they expensive? I will check around.

I am not really sure I can get to the back side of the hood. I will need to look. Sorry not with the car right now.

Work would best be done with the hood off the car. I took a second look at mine and you are correct there are inner hood structures that would prevent a dolly from contacting the outer skin at the very front. If I were doing the work I would weld rod to the dents and pull them also I would use a shrinking hammer. When I mentioned heat I was referring to heating the metal as you work and quickly quench it with water, this shrinks the metal so as to prevent the pop canning (popping in and out). For some one that does not do body work every day I would suggest a set of hammer and dollies from harbor freight. If you work it right you will still need body filler but not much try for less then 1/8 inch. My car after cutting, welding and one dent i think i had less then that, closer to 1/16 inch of filler.

[Stanley]

Saw a 240z at the MSA show 2 years ago that looked very much like the orange Z in jackboxxx's reply. The owner told me it was Monza Sunset, metalflake I think. Very nice. Maybe the one in the photo was sprayed more than one color. When you see the color you love, you'll know.

Last year a kid who just got her license hit my fender, the shop couldn't match the orange so I got to pick a color. Wanted close to stock but a bit custom. Orange-brown metalflake - no regrets, and the engine bay still looks right.

[kjohnson2444]

Do you mean LeMans Sunset orange?

It is a Nissan color.

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&tab=wi&q=nissan%20350z%20lemans%20sunset%20orange&sa=N&biw=320&bih=356#p=0

[Stanley]

Do you mean LeMans Sunset orange?

It is a Nissan color.

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&tab=wi&q=nissan%20350z%20lemans%20sunset%20orange&sa=N&biw=320&bih=356#p=0

Well, now I'm not sure. By the way, if anyone's planning some bodywork, but doesn't have much experience, better practice on a junker first. I used to work in a body shop, didn't learn much cause it was a lousy body shop. Learned one thing though - it's easy to mess up a car if you're not good at it. I agree the first step in a great paint job is the hammer & dolly, especially if it's like glossy black with tons of clear. Saw a black 57 chevy like a mirror - no distortions...

[flannelman]

I know I am late to the thread ... I just wanted to toss out there that I have 2 zcars I am starting to restore / build. I wanted to keep track of ideas, products, colors I like and might want to use so I started using pinterest. It is like my own web page keeping track of my MANY zcar interests. at any rate here is a link to the ideas I have been kicking around hope you find it interesting as well. http://pinterest.com/flannelman1/datsun-z-cars/