good source for car colors
good source for car colors
looking for a dark plum or black cherry color and a pearl white. Any of youse car guys have any places to look?
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BlackSheep214
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Re: good source for car colors
Try mcwfinishes.com.
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/products?page=5
Fresh Plum Metallic is a nice shade. For white, I'd go with India Ivory. Really nice color of white.
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/products?page=5
Fresh Plum Metallic is a nice shade. For white, I'd go with India Ivory. Really nice color of white.
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BlackSheep214
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Re: good source for car colors
Testors Red Burgundy Metallic is a good one for a Dark Cherry look.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: good source for car colors
Thanks, Tom. I found the first site. Not very easy to get around. That is the application programmer coming out. 
I’ll check the white as well. Any experience with Tamiya Pearl White spray ()?
I’ll check the white as well. Any experience with Tamiya Pearl White spray ()?
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Re: good source for car colors
I used Testors Pearl White once and wasn’t happy with it considering it’s kinda transparent.
The MCW site isn’t really all that hard to get around. Once you enter SHOP, do a search say... white. You will get various color shades of white. For Fresh Plum, type that and you will see the color swatch.
Also, down the list if you don’t do the search, you will see various auto makes. Click on one for example Chevy. You will see a range of years of Chevy. Same thing with other makes. There’s so many colors, it’s enough to make your head spin. I’ve found a few colors I plan on purchasing. Yeah they’re a bit pricey but I think they’re worth it. No thinning involved from what I’m understanding.
Another paint source is Zero Paints. Trouble with them, most are out of stock due to the pandemic.
The MCW site isn’t really all that hard to get around. Once you enter SHOP, do a search say... white. You will get various color shades of white. For Fresh Plum, type that and you will see the color swatch.
Also, down the list if you don’t do the search, you will see various auto makes. Click on one for example Chevy. You will see a range of years of Chevy. Same thing with other makes. There’s so many colors, it’s enough to make your head spin. I’ve found a few colors I plan on purchasing. Yeah they’re a bit pricey but I think they’re worth it. No thinning involved from what I’m understanding.
Another paint source is Zero Paints. Trouble with them, most are out of stock due to the pandemic.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: good source for car colors
Mcw is awesome for color matched race cars. And the site is 100 times better than the old site where you had to down load a form and send it in. I have ordered auto touch up paint online as well.
Thanks,
John
John
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Re: good source for car colors
Lyle... Links to paint colors you're looking for and actual color on classic cars of what they actually look like. You gotta admit, India Ivory is a nice white. 
MCW paints..
Dark Cherry
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/produc ... ack-cherry
Fresh Plum Metallic
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/produc ... h-plum-met
India Ivory
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/produc ... ndia-ivory
I heard through the grapevine Revell is releasing the '56 Chevy Del Ray kit sometimes early next year. If that's true, I'm definitely picking one up and doing the same colors as above.
MCW paints..
Dark Cherry
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/produc ... ack-cherry
Fresh Plum Metallic
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/produc ... h-plum-met
India Ivory
https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/produc ... ndia-ivory
I heard through the grapevine Revell is releasing the '56 Chevy Del Ray kit sometimes early next year. If that's true, I'm definitely picking one up and doing the same colors as above.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: good source for car colors
The cherry is what I had seen somewhere and liked...but that plum color is nice...maybe for the Nova?
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Re: good source for car colors
That’ll look nice on a Nova. If Revell ever comes out with a ‘56 Nomad kit, I was going to go with Fresh Plum Metallic with Champagne Gold.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: good source for car colors
My two cents plain as a slot car guy - white primer as a base coat followed by Tamiya White Pearl followed by two coats of clear. And never ever sand pearl. Put the clear on it, two coats, then buff with a good wax.
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