Millennium Yellow owners only!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Millennium Yellow owners only!
Hi
The chances are high that l will be buying a MYvert shortly and l have only one question.
How hard is it to do touch ups if needed? I am a pro with Torch Red using Lanka but again my last two vettes were Torch Red.
Thanks
Alan
The chances are high that l will be buying a MYvert shortly and l have only one question.
How hard is it to do touch ups if needed? I am a pro with Torch Red using Lanka but again my last two vettes were Torch Red.
Thanks
Alan
Melting Slicks
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From: Macomb MI
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Very difficult to find the right touch up paint to match, even getting it from a GM Dealer is no guarantee. If your painting a total piece of the vehicle they can blend it, but for small stone chips not so easy. I had my side skirts and front ACI spoiler painted a couple of times ( off the vehicle ) looking closely you can see the difference. The last time I gave them my front plate cover and told them to match that. Came out very close to the original.
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Very difficult to find the right touch up paint to match, even getting it from a GM Dealer is no guarantee. If your painting a total piece of the vehicle they can blend it, but for small stone chips not so easy. I had my side skirts and front ACI spoiler painted a couple of times ( off the vehicle ) looking closely you can see the difference. The last time I gave them my front plate cover and told them to match that. Came out very close to the original.
It sucks trying to get it to match. Good luck. I got mine from GM and it was close, but if you look you can tell.
Advanced
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From: Temecula ca
Sponge Vette, nice exterior mods. very tasteful.
Yep, like the other guys said, it's hard to match. I've actually re-done my front end and underhood, and had it all re-painted, with paint that was supposed to be color matched, and it's still a little off.
Yep, like the other guys said, it's hard to match. I've actually re-done my front end and underhood, and had it all re-painted, with paint that was supposed to be color matched, and it's still a little off.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Hi Guys
This really puts a cloud over my head l'm so **** about any mark. The first time l looked for a C5 l tried to find a MY coupe but couldn't find a low mileage garage queen.
What l did find was a Torch Red garage queen thanks to the help l got from "Sponge vette" (2/12/06) in a PM.
Anyway l will check out this MY vert this coming Saturday to see what it looks like in person, but with 22,000 miles who knows.
PS By the way l hope everybody realizes that the clearcoat must be used and the clearcoat must be tinted MY.
Thanks again
Alan
This really puts a cloud over my head l'm so **** about any mark. The first time l looked for a C5 l tried to find a MY coupe but couldn't find a low mileage garage queen.
What l did find was a Torch Red garage queen thanks to the help l got from "Sponge vette" (2/12/06) in a PM.
Anyway l will check out this MY vert this coming Saturday to see what it looks like in person, but with 22,000 miles who knows.
PS By the way l hope everybody realizes that the clearcoat must be used and the clearcoat must be tinted MY.
Thanks again
Alan
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Melting Slicks
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Hi
Yeah it happens to be a great color, the first time l saw this color was years ago in a Ferrari showroom and if my memory serves me it was called "Fly Yellow".
Just hate any marks but l will have to get past it!!
Thanks
Yeah it happens to be a great color, the first time l saw this color was years ago in a Ferrari showroom and if my memory serves me it was called "Fly Yellow".
Just hate any marks but l will have to get past it!!
Thanks
Instructor
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From: Mesa AZ
Hi Guys
This really puts a cloud over my head l'm so **** about any mark. The first time l looked for a C5 l tried to find a MY coupe but couldn't find a low mileage garage queen.
What l did find was a Torch Red garage queen thanks to the help l got from "Sponge vette" (2/12/06) in a PM.
Anyway l will check out this MY vert this coming Saturday to see what it looks like in person, but with 22,000 miles who knows.
PS By the way l hope everybody realizes that the clearcoat must be used and the clearcoat must be tinted MY.
Thanks again
Alan
This really puts a cloud over my head l'm so **** about any mark. The first time l looked for a C5 l tried to find a MY coupe but couldn't find a low mileage garage queen.
What l did find was a Torch Red garage queen thanks to the help l got from "Sponge vette" (2/12/06) in a PM.
Anyway l will check out this MY vert this coming Saturday to see what it looks like in person, but with 22,000 miles who knows.
PS By the way l hope everybody realizes that the clearcoat must be used and the clearcoat must be tinted MY.
Thanks again
Alan
They have a three step process which includes seperate tubes of primer, base coat, and clear coat. If you take your time with application, I think you'll be pleased with the results.
Bill
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I found a place on line that I got some spray paint from that wasn't too bad it was from R&E Paints. I used it to paint my FRC's, haven't got any touch up paint from them yet but I think I will give them a shot.
Russell
Russell
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Melting Slicks
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
I've tried several methods and the best solution I've found is from www.paintscratch.com
They have a three step process which includes seperate tubes of primer, base coat, and clear coat. If you take your time with application, I think you'll be pleased with the results.
Bill
They have a three step process which includes seperate tubes of primer, base coat, and clear coat. If you take your time with application, I think you'll be pleased with the results.
Bill
I just checked their site and they said unless l'm reading it wrong that the base coat and clearcoat are mixed together. No mention of abase coat needed.
Is this a lacquer touch up paint? Reason that l'm asking is that in the Lanka process you blob on the paint and let it dry for 4/5 days and they you use a woven piece of fabric ( white shirt) around a credit card
and gently rub it back and forth until it flattens out. This method does work and l'm only concerned about small things (**** me).
Lanka gives you a cleaner to apply before you use the touch up paint, is this what their primer does.
Thanks
Alan
Instructor
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From: Mesa AZ
Hi
I just checked their site and they said unless l'm reading it wrong that the base coat and clearcoat are mixed together. No mention of abase coat needed.
Is this a lacquer touch up paint? Reason that l'm asking is that in the Lanka process you blob on the paint and let it dry for 4/5 days and they you use a woven piece of fabric ( white shirt) around a credit card
and gently rub it back and forth until it flattens out. This method does work and l'm only concerned about small things (**** me).
Lanka gives you a cleaner to apply before you use the touch up paint, is this what their primer does.
Thanks
Alan
I just checked their site and they said unless l'm reading it wrong that the base coat and clearcoat are mixed together. No mention of abase coat needed.
Is this a lacquer touch up paint? Reason that l'm asking is that in the Lanka process you blob on the paint and let it dry for 4/5 days and they you use a woven piece of fabric ( white shirt) around a credit card
and gently rub it back and forth until it flattens out. This method does work and l'm only concerned about small things (**** me).
Lanka gives you a cleaner to apply before you use the touch up paint, is this what their primer does.
Thanks
Alan
I do see reference to acrylic lacquer thinner, but not sure if that inplies the paint is actually lacquer based. Perhaps to fully answer your questions, you could give them a call.
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