1976 280Z Restoration Project

[wheee!]

17 minutes ago, Patcon said:

Are you running traditional lacquer as a finished top coat or catalyzed clear coat?

It is catalyzed clearcoat. I posted a picture of it a couple of pages back.

[Patcon]

3 minutes ago, wheee! said:

It is catalyzed clearcoat. I posted a picture of it a couple of pages back.

Missed that.

Good. Lacquer is easy to work with and very forgiving but really not used much anymore because of lack of durability...

[gwri8]

6 minutes ago, wheee! said:

I like your green very much, but it is the lightest version of 240 green I have ever seen... Again, mine is a water based mix so that may have some play here but I'm not sure. It DOES look very close to the 2335 on the nose of the fender (to which I am partial) The other colours I sprayed look nothing like their paint chip samples either!

That's what I mean by lighting makes such a difference.  The 240 color can go dark or light depending on light quality.  Direct sunlight will make it dance, if it's cloudy it's just........green.

[wheee!]

Some info on the paint I used...

DeBeer water base paints

[charliekwin]

Another vote for 2335. 240 is second, but a little dark IMHO. Too much blue/turquoise in the others.

[wheee!]

The other two were wild cards. The paint chips looked good in the catalog but I'm not digging the test sprays! I may end up spraying some new test strips.

[wheee!]

Couple more shots in the sun.

[MattSaint]

I am digging the 2335 as well.  Very Nice!

[Jay.]

I am very partial to a dark green car, and I think if I ever decide to paint a car myself I'd decide on something similar to the darkest green you have sampled.

 

Look forward to seeing what you go with

[wheee!]

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I am humbly impressed with the quality of the test panel. Without taking any real steps to prevent contamination and dust, the finish looks very good! Needs a little colour sanding and maybe a third coat of clear... but, wow!

[disepyon]

The green in the font is most appealing of them. The one next to is nice, but just a bit too bright/light of a green to me.

[grannyknot]

Hard to beat a nice dark green.