Auto Gear

Its all about what you consider an investment. A sound financial investment is not necessarily an "emotional investment".

My Dad has had his 55 chevy since 1968, and lived his life in that car. He went to college, drove to california (from Upstate NY), met my mom, brought his kids home from the hospital...all in that car. So he painted it his way. Its a very nice, albeit slightly modern teal and white combo. It has a period aesthetic, but with a contemporary flair. It also tanked the value of the car LOL. He'd sell my kidneys before he sold the 210 DelRay.

I would start by looking at its current paint with a critical eye, if the paint is a little worn, or its been repainted in Imron back in the 80s; you're probably going to take a hit financially if you sold it. If you're going to use Base/Clear; you'll probably find some people who grouse about that too. If the car would need paint work before resale anyway, you're in a more advantageous position.
If you decide on a respray, I would look at OEM colors. They tend to be a little less on the "trendy" side, and you can see them on a WHOLE car, not a chip book. When you find the color you like, go buy a plastic model of your car, paint it with the proper epoxy and shoot it with the color you like. Different colors highlight shapes differently. What looks good on a Prius, might not look good on a mid year vette.

I'd avoid "tri-coat" colors if this is a true driver. The repair cost on a tri-coat, pearl or kandy..is going to make most people's head spin.

Personally, I'd go with a more modern maroon and a saddle colored interior. But thats my favorite combo along with Black/Maroon LOL

sub006

Riverside Red is probably a very pure shade, which seems to make it very sensitive to different light frequencies (?). RR looks its best in bright sunlight. When the clouds move in, it can appear orangey. And under flourescent lights (a burger cruise?) it can go all the way to "taco sauce brown"!

I've noticed the same flourescent light effect on a certain late-'60s Mopar shade of metallic blue, which turns purple.

Auto Gear

Some colors look a little different based on the color of the primer/sealer.
Using a white or buff colored primer might brighten up a more opaque color, like some oranges and yellows

ChattanoogaJSB

Aside from the obvious qualities of this photo, is proof that a stripe is almost always better painted wider than you think. Narrow stripes make me think of a ratty 75 Nova when looking at otherwise great cars...

biggd

Can you give us the VIN # on that ride so we can verify that your story is true.

Michael Angelo

And some pictures of the trim tag would be helpful.

65tripleblack

What stripe?

Auto Gear

It might be underneath the white tonneau cover

mspry

Yes, it would be nice to take a peak under that tonneau cover!

65air_coupe

I didn't worry much about it with mine, it had already been repainted several times. Originally a silver car, it had been painted metalflake turquiose, then a crappy gold. I considered staying with a color correct for my year but never silver and ended up with the corvette yellow of 1978 which was when I was in the process of painting it.

Bottom line....it's my car to enjoy, not someone elses.

Vettrocious

Probably shouldn't line up the girlfriends and wives next to each other...

sub006

It looks damn good in your avatar, I think you done well!

65air_coupe

Thanks, it gets a lot of great looks.

warrenmj

I've had my '66 Nassau blue convertible since 2000. It had a repaint in 1976 and has held up pretty well and is still a 10 footer. I was at the Vettes on the Rockies about 10 yrs ago and was parked right next to a 2000 painted Nassau blue. Even though they were both Nassau blue, the difference in the two colors was very evident, especially side-by-side. I thought if I ever re-painted my car (still haven't), I would use the 2000 version of NB.

66TexVette

Hi warrenmj,

I just recently purchased a '66 Nassau Blue Coupe, original trim tag color, but don't know how many times it's been painted in 48 years. I don't think it has ever been painted any other color but NB, but have not had it dug down to see either.

Anyway, your post made me curious for future reference in case I ever want to get mine re-painted. Exactly what was the difference between your NB & the yr 2000 version of NB? My color seems kind of deep (see avatar if you can tell), but what the hell do I know anyway about any of this stuff, that's what you guys are here for.

I have spent, & continue to spend (just about finished for now, if ever?) mucho $ over the first few months of our relationship that painting is not in the program right now. She is going to be driven often, never shown or formally judged because of my upgrades to her. The paint is comfortably driver quality - a few rock chips, not all the way thru to fiberglass, only to under painted NB layers, and some orange peel. Appears to be a no hit body after close inspections by my mech over several months of upgrade work.

Sorry for such a long winded post for a simple question about a paint color comparison, I get carried away sometimes talking about my new girl, as many around the forum have noticed by now I am sure. I just have new paint envy BAD looking at all your prettily made up girls!

Thanks for your patient reading and response.


Randy

ChattanoogaJSB

Randy- consider c6 jetstream blue. It is perhaps even closer to original Nassau than the c5 shade (clearly I owned a jetstream car...). It's a great color! However if you were going to repaint any color that close to original I see no reason not to use the very original formula unless you simply have a very strong preference for the newer shade. The three are close to one another.

66TexVette

Thanks, ChattanoogaJSB, for your continued support of my "vision".

I am happy, well sort of (see my new post to the $20K paint job? thread ) with my Nassau Blue. That's the way she was born and is a matching #, so that's the way she will stay. If I dared change that, the Forum would hang me after all the upgrades I've made so far, and rightfully so.

I've spent too much $, for now, so at this point, I guess I'm just a tire kicking dreamer as far as a new paint job goes. Sorry to waste space on this thread.

When I am ready to give my girl a new make up job, I just want to get the most eye pop I can get with original Nassau Blue. Maybe tweak w/added materials, painting techniques,??? For the extra pop.

I will OP a new "request for paint help" thread when the time comes for me. In the meantime, I promise to you all to try to sit down, shut up, listen, & take notes regarding paint.

65hihp

to many of us the original shape is more than enough eye pop. Nothing remotely similar has been done before or since. Tweaking it is a fool's errand.

ChattanoogaJSB

Randy- I get all these paint threads mixed up it seems!

My car also needs paint, it takes good photos but that's about the extent of it. I've probably said it before but I bought mine with a "Correct" color that's my favorite, but I'd have bought any other color and changed it in a minute, since I don't own a Fuellie or some such thing...

66TexVette

Thanks, 65hihp, for your support and advice. You are probably right original color only - no additives, smoke & mirrors, etc. Just the way she was born is perfect. Really anything that removes the rock chips and orange peel would be an improvement and plenty good enough for me. She is a driver, not a show queen!