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txoval
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1.5” outer
Eventually changed rims
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TXHCBeetle
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:27 am Post subject: Re: Stratos Silver And the Many Variations Gray or Blue |
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Fronts are stock 4.5” rims, 185/60R15
Rears were widened to 6”, 205/65R15 |
Love the stance. In what direction are those rims widened?
0.75" each side or 1.5" outer?
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txoval
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Stratos Silver And the Many Variations Gray or Blue |
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Fronts are stock 4.5” rims, 185/60R15
Rears were widened to 6”, 205/65R15 |
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Mikepwilliams
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My 54
Stratos Silver look alike - BMW Neptune Blue Pearl |
What size are the wheels and tyres? |
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Mikepwilliams
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This car is awesome, what size are the wheels and tyres?
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Bub
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Why aren't there more ghias this color?  |
Because they had their own version of it : Trout Blue:
https://www.oldbug.com/lisa56g.htm
My old 56' :
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ecallaway
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Stratos Silver And the Many Variations Gray or Blue |
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Posting some photos of my original 1955 strato silver paint. The birth certificate says that's the original color. It was oversprayed in a cream/white maybe in the 70's or later but some original paint on the firewall was spared. Today I took off decades of grease to reveal some beautiful paint. It does not appear metallic to me and barely any blue. It looks mostly grey silver regardless of the light. Of course, as a vision scientist I know that color appearance depends on local color context and it might look more blue if it were not next to the cream or if it were a larger area like the top of the car. And the color that you will see produced by my phone and then displayed on your computer will be something different. ... and now that I am looking closely at the photos with lighting hitting at different angles I start to see more blue.
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cvallone
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:55 am Post subject: Re: Stratos Silver And the Many Variations Gray or Blue |
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Looks great man! What color code did you use? Can I send you my bugs to paint? haha
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Haha thanks Chris. It is a code TCP has on file for a 1954 VW strato Silver. It's probably the same mix RareAir used. It turned out awesome. So far anyways, I don't want to jinx myself because I am not done.
The only problem I can find on is is where a bug landed on the 3rd later of clear and I didn't see him while I was spraying #4.
I wish I had a booth so I could have done all the parts in one day. |
Ah I see. It looks great though man, good luck with it all, would love to see the finished product. I found a new PPG code that is pretty close too, a Nissan color called Tidewater FAA. Keep us posted.
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carnut63
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:02 am Post subject: Re: Stratos Silver And the Many Variations Gray or Blue |
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Looks great man! What color code did you use? Can I send you my bugs to paint? haha
Chris |
Haha thanks Chris. It is a code TCP has on file for a 1954 VW strato Silver. It's probably the same mix RareAir used. It turned out awesome. So far anyways, I don't want to jinx myself because I am not done.
The only problem I can find on is is where a bug landed on the 3rd later of clear and I didn't see him while I was spraying #4.
I wish I had a booth so I could have done all the parts in one day.
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cvallone
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:58 am Post subject: Re: Stratos Silver And the Many Variations Gray or Blue |
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Looks great man! What color code did you use? Can I send you my bugs to paint? haha
Chris
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carnut63
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| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Stratos Silver And the Many Variations Gray or Blue |
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With and without the flash.
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carnut63
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| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: Stratos Silver And the Many Variations Gray or Blue |
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Painted my 55 in the garage today. Still in progress....I wish the garage was larger.
Tomorrow hopefully will be the rest, after I roll the shell out.
Video Here:
https://youtu.be/BKXHibYRonw
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Sunny July day.
Frosty December night
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jpjohns
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Why aren't there more ghias this color?
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After spending 3 hours at my paint supplier along with my buddy who has worked there for 15+ years(and can get shit done), we came up with a mix formula for Strato silver.
Now, the one thing is that this formula is a Prophet match done by PPG.
In the next few days/weeks, I'll do some sprayouts to see if it looks like it will be close.
Note* this is for PPG's Deltron DBC basecoat system.
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txoval
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My 54
Stratos Silver look alike - BMW Neptune Blue Pearl |
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RareAir
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My car is definitely more gray then Blue......at least WAY more grey than some of those above.
These pictures are pretty accurate as far as cameras go...
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Guillermo
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Another L227 project coming out soon 
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