paint reference

jm58 · 10-19-2003, 10:23 AM

Hi
Does anybody know which is this paint's reference

Thanks
JM

lateapex911 · 10-19-2003, 12:41 PM

I assume you are talking about the orange. Not sure but I doubt it is stock, at least here in the states.

Signal orange is close, among the P colors

Early_S_Man · 10-19-2003, 01:12 PM

Looks like a clear-coated version of Gulf Orange to me ... just like the Gulf McLaren Can-Am cars of old ... that Bruce & Denny, then Dan Gurney, and finally Peter Revson drove ...

Zeke · 10-19-2003, 05:03 PM

Due to the color shift between the sunlit areas and the paint in the shadows, I think that is "candy" orange. Today's paints will do that in a base coat/clear coat. Old school candy is a colored transparent over a pearl or gold base for the metalic like reflection followed by many coats of clear for depth. I don't think that is solid color.

jm58 · 10-23-2003, 09:30 PM

Lateapex911,Early-s-man and Zeke thanks a lot !
Now I know it's candy paint.
Bye
JM

IROC · IROC's Garage

It actually looks very close to the color of my car - Continental Orange. It definitely has the "candy" look to it, though. This shade was used from '76-'78 and even a little later, evidently.

Mike