Is this 69 Lemans color on this 68? I like it a lot.
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Is this 69 Lemans color on this 68? I like it a lot.
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1969 Lemans Blue
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Great color I really like that and Marina Blue. Lemans Blue is a little darker. Marina Blue has a little Turquoise in it and seems to flop more in the sun. Can’t go wrong with either one.
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lighting, camara angles and type, screen type can all skew colors. then you have no clue how the painter painted the car and what formula he used. most modern paint formula conversions from lacquer to two stage paint is no where close to the correct shade. you can go to any major chevy show and line up ten marina blue cars and have ten different shades
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That’s why professional painters always do spray out panels. They can match the dull original lacquer look if they want to. Modern BC/CC has a lot more vibrant color and reflective clear so it obviously won’t look like the original color. Just adding more clear will darken up a color.
Another reason you see different shades at a car show is 66 Marina Blue is not the same as 67 Marina Blue.
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I was using that as an example. if you ever seen 53 corvettes side by side your see all kinds of variations of polo white. and if the painter did not match 100% can you really call it the GM name. to me its custom color
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In 1968 there was Grotto Blue metallic. It was a slightly less intense version of Marina Blue. It is funny though as I have seen it appear close to Marina Blue and other times not so close.
Could that be a case of the dreaded variables that Keith speaks of?
Could that be a case of the dreaded variables that Keith speaks of?
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