What is it called and how can I buy it? Some kind of seafoam green? Is there modern car with a close-enough paint?
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What is it called and how can I buy it? Some kind of seafoam green? Is there modern car with a close-enough paint?
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Not-metallic is gonna be tough in anything modern.
1977 Ford F150 "Light Jade" Code R is pretty close.
There's a MINI color called Ice Blue that might be on the right track. It doesn't photo well, but looks good in person.
There's another called Oxygen Blue but it is darker and more saturated.
[edit] I would also look into NuBeetle colors - VW offered a lot of great options over the lifespan of that car.
Looks like Tiffany Blue to me.
Porsche "Mint Green" is close.
Start looking at 50's and 60's paint charts
maschinenbau (I live here) said:What is it called and how can I buy it? Some kind of seafoam green? Is there modern car with a close-enough paint?
Image from a deep, deep rabbit hole of google image paint inspiration.
To me, the coupe looks to be more a "machine green" like this lathe.
Are you interested in an "industrial looking" paint job or are you more interested a shiny green like the Ford Truck?
I'm not sure what the color of the lathe is called.
Another drill press example:
I googled up "industrial green machine paint" and got back this Granger listing for spray paint version.
Hard to translate from a picture. NAPA near me mixes paint, even puts your color in a rattle can. They have a battery powered thing that identifies what it takes to produce, then they make it.
Will it work on a picture? Dunno. You could cruise old paint charts and try matching it up, picture to picture.
Dan
That looks like VW Jade green non metallic.
I want shiny AF. But can't decide between non-metallic, or full stupid metal-flake guitar kustom.
Skip flake. Its about impossible to wetsand and buff.
Looks close to Detroit Diesel Alpine Green. Maybe a little bit lighter.
The same color on my mailbox.
That looks a lot like Fiat's Verde Chiaro from the '12+ 500s.
Judging by the front plate it was built by the Jackhammer Speed Shop in the UK. Drop them a line and see if they're willing to tell you the color (it could have been a custom mix.) https://www.jackhammerspeedshop.com
EvanB (Forum Supporter) said:Looks close to Detroit Diesel Alpine Green. Maybe a little bit lighter.
The same color on my mailbox.
Do you still have the ultra stubby mail box?
1958 Chevrolet Glen Green
In reply to Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) :
It's the same mailbox but now on a proper sized post.
US Forest Service Green is also close.
I agree with the posts above that if I had to pick a color, I would go with an industrial green. For a proper backstory, it was painted by a guy on second shift maintenance in the loading dock one night since they had extra paint left over from a job.
Chevy had a "Seafoam Green" back in the 60s-70s that is dang close
Depending on the light, Fiat 500 "Smooth Mint" is close
Nissan Figaro
65 chevy c10
fiat 500
A big no on metallic is my twin Lincolns worth.
Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) said:Skip flake. Its about impossible to wetsand and buff.
It often takes a special gun to shoot, too, depending on the flake size.
I personally would go nonmetallic. I love that look.
If you do decide to go metallic, maybe Persian Aqua Metallic, a TR7 color. Used it many years ago on my 2002, still love it.
Margie
https://tcpglobal.com/pages/hot-rod-flatz-paint#green
Found this while doing some digging, found a 58 Apache that was painted in "Hot Rod Flatz Sea Foam Green" that looked close to the original
1958 Chevy Glen Green is looking pretty close
https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/paintdetail.cgi?dupont=2239
This sea foam green metallic kit is also pretty nice if I want to go the easy route.
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