Cortez silver ???
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St. Jude Donor '09
Re: Cortez silver ??? (LT1driver)
Mine is two tone silver. Cortez Silver on top and some type of charcoal below the belt line & racing stripe. Lots of pics at my site below.
Len
Len
Melting Slicks
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Re: Cortez silver ??? (03 Z06)
Yup, mine is '69 Cortez Silver, same color as your '70. The color really changes given different lighting. These were taken near twilight in the fall, it gave the paint a slightly blue hue. Here are some pics, not the greatest though.....
Let me know if you need the color formula I used for Base/Clear. All the feedback I've gotten on the color is that it's a very good match for the original lacquer.
Shannon
Let me know if you need the color formula I used for Base/Clear. All the feedback I've gotten on the color is that it's a very good match for the original lacquer.
Shannon
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Re: Cortez silver ???
Thanks 1970Stingray and sb69coupe. I visited both of your sites to get a better look at the color. It's pretty much what I imagined. Your cars look great. I can hardly wait to get ours done.
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Re: Cortez silver ??? (sb69coupe)
Shannon:
Would you have the paint mix codes for the cortez silver. I am also interested in restoring car to the original color. I have the bright blue interior/cortez silver combination with a big block. Since this combination seems kind of rare, I'd like to paint it back to the silver.
Thanks
Would you have the paint mix codes for the cortez silver. I am also interested in restoring car to the original color. I have the bright blue interior/cortez silver combination with a big block. Since this combination seems kind of rare, I'd like to paint it back to the silver.
Thanks
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Re: Cortez silver ??? (70454)
No problem, glad to see another car returning to it's "True Colors"!
Paint manufacturers' codes for 1969 Cortez Silver Code 986 are as follows:
Lucite-----------5032-L
Rinshed-Mason----A-2108
Ditzler----------2059
Problem is, no current base/clear urethanes are mixed to these codes. I had Sherwin Williams do a cross-reference for me, and the match they came up with was for 1998 Nissan code KR4 Sierra Silver Metallic. As I mentioned, I've had an NCRS judge look at the paint and he said it's very close in color and metallic content compared to the original lacquer.
Hope this helps,
Shannon
Paint manufacturers' codes for 1969 Cortez Silver Code 986 are as follows:
Lucite-----------5032-L
Rinshed-Mason----A-2108
Ditzler----------2059
Problem is, no current base/clear urethanes are mixed to these codes. I had Sherwin Williams do a cross-reference for me, and the match they came up with was for 1998 Nissan code KR4 Sierra Silver Metallic. As I mentioned, I've had an NCRS judge look at the paint and he said it's very close in color and metallic content compared to the original lacquer.
Hope this helps,
Shannon
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Re: Cortez silver ??? (70454)
No Problem! That's one of the advantages of having a home office just above the garage. Now if I could keep my 2 year old out of here so I can get some work done :crazy:
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St. Jude Donor '09
Re: Cortez silver ??? (sb69coupe)
Shannon is correct about the color changing with varying light. When the sun is out full tilt I find it almost impossible to get a decent shot without a lot of glare. On cloudy days the silver appears almost gray in photos.
Cortez Silver is a metallic paint and certainly glistens in the sun! :yesnod:
Cortez Silver is a metallic paint and certainly glistens in the sun! :yesnod:
