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GMendoza Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2007 Posts: 341 Location: Alta Loma, CA
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:43 pm Post subject: Is this Sea Sand or Fontana Gray? |
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My 66 bug was repainted by the previous owner and they didn't match the paint just right. I'm looking to have it repainted again and I plan to match the paint to the factory dash and under-decklid paint.
What color is it originally; Fontana gray or sea sand?
Thanks _________________ '54 Bug, '59 Speedster replica, '65 Ghia (in pieces), '66 Notch, '80 930, '85 C10, '89 928, '96 LT4 'Vette, '03.5 Esprit, '05 Elise, '06 Murcielago |
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mukluk Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2012 Posts: 7028 Location: Clyde, TX
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Is this Sea Sand or Fontana Gray? |
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Looks like Sea Sand to me.
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GMendoza Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2007 Posts: 341 Location: Alta Loma, CA
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:14 am Post subject: Re: Is this Sea Sand or Fontana Gray? |
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Thank you. The more I look at it, it does look like Sea Sand.
Funny thing is I originally thought it was Fontana gray and I psyched myself up to that color. Now I have to do the same for Sea Sand _________________ '54 Bug, '59 Speedster replica, '65 Ghia (in pieces), '66 Notch, '80 930, '85 C10, '89 928, '96 LT4 'Vette, '03.5 Esprit, '05 Elise, '06 Murcielago |
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rideklein Samba Member
Joined: July 21, 2012 Posts: 9 Location: pasadena
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Is this Sea Sand or Fontana Gray? |
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I found a pretty good spay paint match to Fontana Grey!! Ace Hardware's brand spray paint, color: "Ford Grey"!!!
Thanks, Bob
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Dougy Dee Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2004 Posts: 1669 Location: Niagara Region, CANADA
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Is this Sea Sand or Fontana Gray? |
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I have an original Fontanna Grey and an original L87 White door here. Most people who look at them cant tell the difference even when they are side by each. |
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: Is this Sea Sand or Fontana Gray? |
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rideklein wrote: |
looks like mine..."Fontana Gray"...anybody have a commercial spray can match for "Fontana Gray"?
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No guarantees, but at places like Tractor Supply Co. (we have several diff. stores here in farm country) they carry heavy-duty enamel spray paint in factory tractor colors. I use "Ford light gray" when I redo headlight assemblies- early gray, not '85 and up ford gray... It is an extremely light gray that often looks white in the sun. It might be real close to Fontana- and if not, redo your headlights for a great match to factory. _________________
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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smeag Samba Member
Joined: May 17, 2019 Posts: 70 Location: Cooper City, FL
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Is this Sea Sand or Fontana Gray? |
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Here's my survivor Fontana Grey 65
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