Re:Frame Restoration (color matching the frame)

["Claude Landi" <cbl302@xxxx>]

You really can't go by color match,because each frame has a different
oxidation factor,(Even stored frames exposed to constant artificial light
will oxidize and turn a different shade of color)(remove a old picure hung
on a wall that has been there for a long time,and you will see,what
oxidation,has done to the rest of the wall,and the wall area behind the pic
is still as orignal) I have seen some frames that have a greenish
color,others a grayish color,but the "true"color of the frame was a lite
blue,as I have at least two Delorean frames that have NOT been exposed to
weathering/ultraviolet light,and are as the factory made them. The
"BEST"matchup for the Delorean frame color that I have found
for the typical "weathered"frame is a SMOKE GRAY made by Rustoleum,that can
be had in either spray can or by the quart to brush on,which can be bought
at any Home Depot Store.
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Claude
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Why don't you consider using Automotive paint? Save a paint flake of the
original epoxy and have it color matched. Then you could post the color
formula on the DML so that other people wouldn't have to pay to have the
color matched next time (provided they use the same kind of paint.) Or
better yet, just compare your paint flake to samples they have in their
books. Since you are painting a frame and not a fender, you don't even need
a paint booth. All you need is a spray gun and a dry source of air to run
it. But I suppose that if you had this equipment then you wouldn't be
talking about using spray cans...

But if you must use spray paint, I recommend Krylon over Rostoleum. Maybe
they have a good color match, too. I highly recommend preparing a test
piece of metal to make sure that what ever combination of paint you are
using is compatible. Several times I have mix-matched primers with color
coats and ended up with various problems such as the color coat dissolving
the primer creating a wrinkle finish, or just not sticking to the primer and
flaking off later. Paint from spray cans can be tricky to work with because
they are generally very slow drying. This gives the solvents more time to
react and cause an unfavorable reaction.


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