Who owns this Dart ???
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TT5.9mag
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That Dart looks like one that is for sale on eBay right now.
dahdgedaht
1971 Swinger Special 340 TRIBUTE
Just an FYI
Also, If this was a 71 the GT badges would be down on the rockers just to clarify
Not the same car.
Well, maybe all your questions will have some misplaced answers. Besides what kinda questions about a dart can be so hard to figure out .
It's a 70
Love a 70 orange Dart
What the paint code is ... its not a stock color.
The color is"tangelo". You can type it into Google and take a look.
If you like that color you could make it with mopars factory vitamin c orange and gold pearl to the paint until you love it.
Yeah, that's all fine until a year later when some asshole dings your fender and you need to repaint it and have to try to match it. No thanks - I'd prefer a paint code.
Here's my test spray held against the Dart. The problem is the code is for a paint that is no longer available in my area. We tried to match it with another brand but that stuff was absolute crap. And if you're familiar with painters, they like products they're used to so just walking into the shop with a few gallons of House of Color or whatever isn't going to cut it.
The first photo is the Dart, the second is a Mustang. The cars were 600 miles apart! Didn't see the owners of either around the cars.
Here's my test spray held against the Dart. The problem is the code is for a paint that is no longer available in my area. We tried to match it with another brand but that stuff was absolute crap. And if you're familiar with painters, they like products they're used to so just walking into the shop with a few gallons of House of Color or whatever isn't going to cut it.
The first photo is the Dart, the second is a Mustang. The cars were 600 miles apart! Didn't see the owners of either around the cars.
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Any paint shop can mix a paint and after that they will give you a code with the formula.
The paint on the car you pictured is a pearl and even with a code it will be a large blend to get a ding to look like it didn't happen.
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Is that pbc 32 code ?
How many coats do you have on the card 7 or so ?
From what I see on the card to the door picture that is extremely close. Is there a paint shop who can scan your card and mix it for you or is there something in your card that they can't duplicate?
Its a Matrix Edge code
two coats over white base
we're working that angle.
The painter's plan was to switch to Axalta. so they scanned the test and mixed a quart. The result was a very "transparent" paint that required coat after coat after coat to cover and was severely inconsistent from one test panel to the next. We're now looking at "waterborne" - not sure what brand.
Well damn, man it used to be so much easier not even 10 years ago.
Well I wish you good luck on getting it figured out.
Its all this EPA bullshit about VOC's !!! Hell, this past summer's forest fires released more VOC's into the atmosphere than paint will in the next 100 years !!!
Agreed, Scientist now found that rocks let out more gases than all the volcanoes so we're stuck with dummies telling us what to do.
dahdgedaht
1971 Swinger Special 340 TRIBUTE
Exactly why I said IF it were a 71
dahdgedaht
1971 Swinger Special 340 TRIBUTE
How was that a useless comment? Maybe, just maybe it was one of your questions for the owner? How the hell do I know? Your negative response was far more useless sir. You must be lots of fun to have around with that negative attitude . Geesh.
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