1966 Plymouth Fury 3

[PhilA]

Oct 12, 2022 19:18:35 GMT grizz said:

Here’s a random question.


Not really random.


What would the price be of the total amount/cost in. Dark Green/Burgundy VS Dark Purple ?


What is the real life difference in paint costs for the colour you like, vs the colour you are imagining settling for?

Not random and very valid.

The difference is a real dark, deep purple would have to be mixed.
Dark green and dark red are available premixed off the shelf and are a fraction of the cost.
To start with this is going to be a rattle can finish.

[grizz]

Oct 12, 2022 19:25:55 GMT PhilA said:

Oct 12, 2022 19:18:35 GMT grizz said:

Here’s a random question.


Not really random.


What would the price be of the total amount/cost in. Dark Green/Burgundy VS Dark Purple ?


What is the real life difference in paint costs for the colour you like, vs the colour you are imagining settling for?

Not random and very valid.

The difference is a real dark, deep purple would have to be mixed.
Dark green and dark red are available premixed off the shelf and are a fraction of the cost.
To start with this is going to be a rattle can finish.

BUT……. sir, I repeat my question.

How much the difference?

[PhilA]

Oct 12, 2022 19:37:55 GMT grizz said:

BUT……. sir, I repeat my question.

How much the difference?

$3 for premix a can versus about $15 for specials.

A significant difference.

[LAndy]

I'm not sure how expensive these would be - Besides odd bits of painting using cans I have no idea!

But

Jeep Snazzberry pearl


or

Jeep Rescue green (I REALLY want to have my Golf painted this colour!)


Would be where I would be heading.

[PhilA]

The Snazzberry is very similar to the burgundy on my mother in law's Jeep. It's a subdued color (I had it on my Cherokee too). An option in terms of tint.
Chrysler Bright Mucus is not an option.

I'm trying to avoid metallics. Two reasons.
1. I'm really bad at painting metallic colors
2. More spendy because clear coat.

These cars had a very pale, pastel color palette when they were new. Swimmingly deep modern glossy pearl colors look real nice but out of place- that level of paint finish hadn't been achieved by the mid sixties.

Deviation from that is acceptable but too far off the color set and they start to look weird. That violent green is a smashing color and I wouldn't hesitate to slap it all over a car from the early 70's. But, early to mid sixties and the shapes are nearly Volvo square and flat, which take more skill than I posess to get right.

Thus, flat colors that can go on with less finesse and be flatted back to achieve a suitable gloss are order of the day.

[PhilA]

This is more the burgundy I was thinking of.



A couple decades out of date but I like it.

[mrbounce]

Yes!

[Paul Y]

I like the green Phil

In fact sherwood green is one of my favourite colours....



Would look cracking with the dog dish and black steelies.

Do it....

P.

[kevins]

I'd go for the dark green though something like the 1600e aubegine would suit it too.

[homersimpson]

Oct 12, 2022 19:56:11 GMT PhilA said:

Oct 12, 2022 19:37:55 GMT grizz said:

BUT……. sir, I repeat my question.

How much the difference?

$3 for premix a can versus about $15 for specials.

A significant difference.

Can you not buy a compressor and spray gun and paint it with that, the paint will be much cheaper in bulk and the finish will be better.

I painted my MK2 jag in metallic blue, outside, inside and underneath and it cost me around £300 in paint and materials and that was clear over base, if you use a solid colour and or just do the top and door shuts it would be even cheaper and if you don't have the facilities for 2K paint can you buy cellullose where you are or even synthetic enamel?   That would look so much better than a rattle can job.

My advice would be don't settle on colour or you will always be disappointed.

[jimi]

I loved the colour of the B roadster I had, British Racing Green

Correct period for your Fury

[rodharris83]

Plymouth did some nice factory colours in 1966:



Dark Red looks nice:

[PhilA]

Paint selection at Wal-Mart.


Plucked two from the shelf.



Hunter green and Cranberry.

Weather turned quite unpleasant so application shall have to wait until it improves.

Phil

[PhilA]

Oct 12, 2022 22:00:27 GMT homersimpson said:

Oct 12, 2022 19:56:11 GMT PhilA said:

$3 for premix a can versus about $15 for specials.

A significant difference.

Can you not buy a compressor and spray gun and paint it with that, the paint will be much cheaper in bulk and the finish will be better.

I painted my MK2 jag in metallic blue, outside, inside and underneath and it cost me around £300 in paint and materials and that was clear over base, if you use a solid colour and or just do the top and door shuts it would be even cheaper and if you don't have the facilities for 2K paint can you buy cellullose where you are or even synthetic enamel?   That would look so much better than a rattle can job.

My advice would be don't settle on colour or you will always be disappointed.

Only because I no longer have anywhere inside to paint.

[jimi]

Hunter green and Cranberry.

I think either would suit the car, I'd lean towards the green. Be interesting to see both on the car 👍

[wildrover]

Oct 12, 2022 21:59:29 GMT kevins said:

I'd go for the dark green though something like the 1600e aubegine would suit it too.

No aubergine available here I'm afraid... eggplant, yes but, aubergine, no...

[PhilA]

Oct 13, 2022 0:12:51 GMT wildrover said:

Oct 12, 2022 21:59:29 GMT kevins said:

I'd go for the dark green though something like the 1600e aubegine would suit it too.

No aubergine available here I'm afraid... eggplant, yes but, aubergine, no...

You say that, but Krylon had a color on the shelf called aubergine...

It was satin, else I would have picked it up.

[wildrover]

Oct 13, 2022 1:59:12 GMT PhilA said:

Oct 13, 2022 0:12:51 GMT wildrover said:

No aubergine available here I'm afraid... eggplant, yes but, aubergine, no...

You say that, but Krylon had a color on the shelf called aubergine...

It was satin, else I would have picked it up.

That's down to the Napoleonic influences in your part of the country...

[ivanhoew]

[westbay]

Oct 13, 2022 8:04:34 GMT ivanhoew said:

😍