wheee!

Welcome!

Very Nice! I had somehow missed this thread earlier....

Very nice!!

More like Poutine and beer!

We need more friendly American visitors! Come drive the western Rockies! Guaranteed good times and awesome beer...

Congrats! Looks good!

Double hit for the sagging loonie! Ouch. Totally understand mon ami

I hear no complaints....

I hope everyone enjoys Canada's 150th today. Stay safe and kiss a beaver....

Buying a brand new car is cheaper

Wait... you've met my wife?

Picked up two quarts of base coat for the bottom of the car et al.... $200!! Ouch.

Exciting! Need pics!

Bad ground at the pump? Nice to see you still have the car!

Mine will be a little different than those two. Darker I think. 240 green was just too dark in the shade and lost all colour depth outside of bright sunlight.

A nice sun shot

I've watched quite a few

Thanks! She is looking forward to seeing it on the road too!

I agree. This was again, purely for colour matching but I could see where it was looking better in places that had heavier coverage. I will lay a much better clear coat when I do the actual car.

Well, the decision is in! 9'er Domestic has chosen the 2335 green in front! Deciding factors were how it looked both in sun and shade. The stock 240 looks flat and black in the shade, while the front 2335 pops regardless of the amount of light. It seems to have a very good level of metallic in it too. It is lighter than I had thought I would go, but overall it will be a nice show car colour. Shade pics.

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!

Couple more shots in the sun.

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.

Some info on the paint I used... DeBeer water base paints

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