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Default Fathom Green Paint

My 1969 Camaro is ready for paint and I am not happy with the sample I got for Fathom Green. Does anyone know where I can get some color swatches or who produces a correct mix of paint?

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IF YOUR GOING TO BASE/CLEAR IT,DUPONT CHROMABASE IS A DEAD ON MIX,BUT I WOULD USE PPG CONCEPT CLEAR. THE PPG CLEAR HAS LESS PEEL IN IT WHEN FINISHED. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]
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<font color="green"> </font> Thanks I will check that out.

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Default Re: Fathom Green Paint

Is the car going to be sprayed in a paint booth with a bake cycle? if it is i would use Sikkens autobase and auto clear for a indestructable finish,there color mixes are also perfect on older GM colors but not so great on newer GMs altho PPG concept is a great product i have experenced bonding problems when mixing different paint lines together. if its not going to get a bake cycle then dupont is the way to go... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]
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Old 10-28-2003, 01:33 PM
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Default Re: Fathom Green Paint

I have a fathom green 1969 Z/28, that was just painted about a year ago. We used PPG base coat clear coat. Came out perfect and if you ever have to fix anything or blow an area in, it matches and touches up well. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Sam
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I agree with Sam, I too have had good luck with PPG, and their paint matching ability. I just got some '69 Rallye Green back from a prophet match, looks good so far!
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Default Re: Fathom Green Paint

Marlin mentioned useing a prophet, ie: a scanner to read a small chip of your paint. That may be a good option as many times paint jobbers will cross reference the old codes to new ones as some of the old mixing codes being laquer, don't have a BC/CC mixing code. Those newer mixes while close are not the same. Also BC/CC is going to be brighter, and have more color depth due to the clear coat. That alone will make it look like a different shade.
www.autocolorlibrary.com has chips, although they are hard to see.
I'd get a scan, and talk with a jobber who has experience in mixing older shades. Most places do'nt. Schonye

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Schoneye is right on re: the jobber's experience. I only go to paint supply stores where I know the guy behind the counter is also into restoration, they will know exactly what you want, why you want it that way, and how to get it for you!

For my R.Green car, the hardest part was finding an area on the car that still had some of the original paint. A prior paint job had been done on the car, including jambs, etc.. So, I pulled a fender and hacked out a piece of the cowl, got it scanned, and will then weld it back in. It can be a lot of work, but I want the paint to match what was put on the car back in '69, at that Nova plant, on that day!

Pic is before I bought the car, notice the replaced trunk lid - normally an excellent spot for a prophet!

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The last i knew PPG had a lifetime warranty on their concept line, I know because they paid me to repaint my Camaro when the paint started to laminate and chalk up after 6 mo, to make a long story short it did it again.
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Default Re: Fathom Green Paint

The original paint is still left on the underside of my trunk lid, might be worth getting it scanned just for kicks. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
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