Inspector71
Well-Known Member
My very faded but straight and solid 68 Barracuda is UU1 light metallic blue. Is that the same as B3 blue? It is so light, I have considered to changing it to turquoise. But, at a recent car show, I came across a real work of art. It was a 67 Barracuda with a 500 stroker motor and the rest was all custom. What caught my eye was the paint. Yep, UU1 light blue. But this one really shimmered. From what I could see, and based on my very limited knowledge, it appeared to have a great deal of metal flake? shot into the paint. At that point everyone in my family vetoed my color change plans and said if I could get the same effect, it would be the way to go...and I wouldn't have to change the paint inside and out (done it before and am in no hurry to repeat that ordeal). From what I've described, is that what the painter probably did, increased the amount of metal flake in the UU1 paint? Thanks in advance for any help. P.S. one of my brothers took pictures of the car and sent them to various email recipients. The shimmering effect of the metal flake just didn't come out in the pictures.
