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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | My cab, bed, and hood will be a light green and I want my fenders and running boards to be a little darker shade of green. When mixing the paint for the fenders, what % of black might make an effective darkening? I don't want to put it on and it be too dark or too light. I know only I can tell if it is "too much" and that I need to spray it on something to test. I thought some of you have done this and might have some ideas or warnings.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | I am certainly no expert, but I would start with the darker shade and lighten instead of trying to darken. What paint products are you planning to use?
On second thought, I am withdrawing that comment. After thinking about it, I started with a gallon of white and added green until I got something I liked. If I wanted a couple shades darker, I would have added more green but not black.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | I don't remember, my painter will be doing the painting and it was 1.5 years ago we picked out the paint and painted the interior. Now everything is ready for the exterior. They will paint the cab, hood and bed parts (bed came from MarK) this week. Hopefully the fenders and runningboards next week.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 | I would visit your local paint supply vendor and look at the paint chips that he has. You can pick a lighter shade of what you are looking for and he can mix it perfect for your needs.
Mixing black in paint goes a long way. It will be very easy to get it too dark too fast.
If you have the vendor mix the paint, it will be easier to get more if you need to make a repair later. If you mix it you will never get the same color later for any repairs.
Frank Cox
Cox Custom Cars
No better smell than that of fresh paint. I've been building and painting cars/trucks for 47 years. Not gonna stop now. http://www.coxcustomcars.com/ | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Thanks Frank,
That's the advice I've gotten today at the local rod shop. The body shop guy said to compare chips and find a color that will blend with the cab color.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: May 2008 Posts: 210 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2008 Posts: 210 | Make sure you take pictures to show us all! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 |
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | I woould agree with the advice of looking and picking from color chips. If you custom mix your colors, you will always have to keep the formula so you get a correct match in case of a repair job. Even though you can bring a piece to the jobber and they can copy the color, I think there are more than enough preconfigured color mixes in the spectrum to choose from. | | |
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