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YellowBeetleSB
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 Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 12:07 am Post subject: Pearl Paint |
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Hi, I'm getting my 1302s 72 Super re-painted. I was thinking more of a pearly yellow paint insted of plain yellow. Anyone have photos of their bugs with a pearl yellow paint I can use as an example? Or even just nice examples of Yellow? Please post 'em!
Thanks!
Megs
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keifernet
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YellowBeetleSB
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:00 pm Post subject: Here are some Good Yellow Paints |
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Which do you think would be nice on my 72 Super?
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I really like the Orange pearl, but I'm really a Yellow Kinda Gal. What do you guys think? Thanks !
megs
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vwwomack
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Hands down Orange pearl!.....but hey that your call. |
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nthang
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I would steer you towards one of the "Chromalusion" colors by Dupont. My favorite color is "Course Purpleen". It is a metallic light blue that changes to a metallic lavender. Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.
You can buy Chromalusion on ebay for $150 pt. (Retail price ($5000.00 per gallon). You will need about 6-7 pts for your super when mixed with chromabase and activator.
Chromalusion is applied over jet black base, typically. It must be cleared. Not hard to spray, though. I use it all the time on my sculpture. Photography doesn't do this stuff any justice. I'll post a pic anyway.
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RATRODVW
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It's not a bug, but this is the color mine is gonna be when and if I ever paint it--
It's Honda Indy Yellow. Mine's gonna be kicked up with about twice the pearl the formula calls for. 
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buguy
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| When I went in to get my paint, it was gonna be the brightest yellow I could find. Then.....I found kandy tangerine orange pearl!! I have painted 5 other cars since then, all pearl but the last one. I will say the pearl colors look way better IMO. |
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willz0072002
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:55 am Post subject: pearls rock... |
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| the bombay blue and alpine white with triple pearl i laid on mine looks awesome at night..but in the day...its almost different colors.. there are some cheap pearls out there....really spice up a straight color |
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Levonbenelli
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I've always found that pearl paint detracts from the vintage styling of old cars. Kind of reminds me of 80's customs. I have seen a two tone bug in a sort of copper pearl/cream pearl combo that looked awesome though. I think what I'm getting at is...the wrong pearl colour can really screw up the overall look of a car...never seen pearl yellow though.
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