Eric Jedkins
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1/23/2021 1:33 PM
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My brother was a painter and so was my dad, technology has evolved immensely since 1970. My brother could match any color, with fade from years of the sun, without any issue at all. Bottom line is this, if your painter says he can’t match the color with fade etc, then he doesn’t know how to mix paint and blend the colors when he sprays them. Meaning, he isn’t an accomplished painter. I’m sure Bob Peters never even realized the drivers quarter panel on his first SX had been resprayed 5 years after it was originally painted. That’s because my brother knew what he was doing.
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wyoung
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1/22/2021 1:14 PM
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Thanks for the info, however, in 1970 I purchased a brand new Cutlass Supreme which was Burnished Gold in colour. When I took delivery of the car the dealer had drilled his name plate into the trunk lid. I made him take it off and repaint it. Brand New \, paint didn't match. The closest they can get is .2 which is close but not exact. Does a repaint in close to original colour diminish the value
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SX455 Chat
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1/21/2021 11:45 AM
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The paint code is on the cowl tag and any decent body / paint shop should be able to match the color. When my 1970 SX was repainted the original color was a perrfect match. Keep in mind paint color will fade (after 50 years!!) so what the actual color is may or may not match your car. You need to find a better paint guy!
Bob Peters SX455 Club President www.SX455.com
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Robert Cattelino
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1/21/2021 8:29 AM
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A good body shop will utilize a scanner that will capture images of the paint. It will calculate the mixture based on what it "sees". It works! I just had a Silver decklid painted. Perfect match.
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wyoung
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1/20/2021 11:25 AM
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My 1970 SX455 is in very good shape body wise ,however, a slight accident has caused it to be repainted (scratches). The color of the car is Burnished Gold Metalic, which is very had to match. Because of this, Haggerty, insists that the whole car be painted. The question that I have is, over the last 50 years the mixing of the paint has changed. how do I tell the painting shop what shade of Burnished Gold Metalic they should paint the car. I tried to buy some custom touch up paint but even after they did the spectol analysis it was off.
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