A little Mexico Blue

Axiom · 03-13-2008, 01:32 PM

I hope my client doesn't get upset, but I know some of you are fans of Mexico blue, so I wanted to share this project.

berettafan · 03-13-2008, 05:31 PM

well other than painting the wrong side i'd say it looks pretty nice!

Axiom · 03-13-2008, 06:33 PM

That thought never crossed my mind, I'd better hassle and finish it so I can show off with more than half.

All the parts are pretty much ready, I guess I just jumped the gun

Jeff Alton · 03-13-2008, 09:31 PM

Looks very nice!

Cheers

berettafan · 03-14-2008, 05:38 AM

Will you not be undercoating?

Love mexico blue btw.

3.2 CAB · 03-14-2008, 07:11 AM

That was really funny!

Painting it inside out!

It looks great so far!! And I am not a big fan of Mexico Blue, but that is going to look sharp! Tony.

Axiom · 03-14-2008, 07:37 AM

Thank you gentlemen !! for us it's been a while since we did a color that is easy on the eyes.

Curiously though, this car was original Conda Green, customer does not like green, the next project on my line was Mexico Blue, but it is gonna be Orange, not Signal Orange, but the brightest I can find, the project that has been initialized was orange, and now it is gonna be Strawberry Pink, which by the way, if someone knows the color code, I will greatly appreciate.

All the undercarriage protection was done before the blue bath

I will ask permission to my customer to see if I can post some of the details of these projects, they are interesting.

Steve_in_SB · 03-14-2008, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Axiom

Thank you gentlemen !! for us it's been a while since we did a color that is easy on the eyes.

Curiously though, this car was original Conda Green, customer does not like green, the next project on my line was Mexico Blue, but it is gonna be Orange, not Signal Orange, but the brightest I can find, .

How about wienerwagon orange??

Tom '74 911 · 03-14-2008, 12:20 PM

Rudy -
That looks to be a nice/fun project. May I ask about the process the tub has gone through to get to that point? Did you paint over the existing undercoating or start w/a clean metal slate in which case was it dipped or baked or media blasted etc...?

Thanks,
Tom

Axiom · 03-14-2008, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom '74 911

Rudy -
That looks to be a nice/fun project. May I ask about the process the tub has gone through to get to that point? Did you paint over the existing undercoating or start w/a clean metal slate in which case was it dipped or baked or media blasted etc...?

Thanks,
Tom

This car is a 71 and it was sent to a heat strip and soda blasting process, after that we stitch welded it, reinforced and braced all points to accommodate a very healthy engine. Before the paint we use a coat of rust guard and some rubberized undercoating. we have some ways to go, but once you see color, it becomes kind of fun.

Steve: I like that orange, we are a couple of months from actually spraying, and I will keep it in mind. Nice Bemmer too.

Tom '74 911 · 03-14-2008, 01:15 PM

Rudy -
Thanks for the info. I hope it's not bad form to ask but - say I could deliver a bare tub to you to work on (by bare I mean basically stripped of EVERYTHING except paint and undercoating etc...). Assuming no significant rust repair or major welding - ie: no flares, cage etc... What might it cost to take it through the process to this point - or actually to the point of finished paint? Basically to deliver back to me a finished, painted tub ready for reassembly.

Sorry if asking about $$ is bad form - you can PM me or email if you prefer.

Thanks,
Tom

Axiom · 03-14-2008, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom '74 911

Rudy -
Thanks for the info. I hope it's not bad form to ask but - say I could deliver a bare tub to you to work on (by bare I mean basically stripped of EVERYTHING except paint and undercoating etc...). Assuming no significant rust repair or major welding - ie: no flares, cage etc... What might it cost to take it through the process to this point - or actually to the point of finished paint? Basically to deliver back to me a finished, painted tub ready for reassembly.

Sorry if asking about $$ is bad form - you can PM me or email if you prefer.

Thanks,
Tom

I could not send you an email message.
there is a link to my website on my signature, all my info is there, email me and I will send you a sheet of the next project coming from New Mexico, it is very similar to what you ask.

Axiom · 04-01-2008, 07:08 AM

Now I got some color on the correct side of the car,

JayG · 04-01-2008, 07:14 AM

Wow I never noticed how much Mexico blue and Laguna Seca blue had in common. Maybe LSB is a tad lighter.

Heres my old 2002 I painted LSB:

Axiom · 04-01-2008, 06:35 PM

Those are two very similar colors, but it is always hard to tell on a piture.

Nice 2002, I've been unning into a few lately.

berettafan · 04-02-2008, 03:55 AM

Great pictures (including the one w/ the 2002 in the garage!)! Thanks for sharing the process. Looking forward to more installments (hint, hint).

Axiom · 04-25-2008, 10:20 AM

Well, there she is, and now it's on her way to TRE for sme internal organs and some chothes.

3.2 CAB · 04-25-2008, 10:56 AM

Ax, it looks great!! Tony.

RichF · 04-25-2008, 04:17 PM

why is there black around the inside of the doors?

Jeff Alton · 04-25-2008, 06:25 PM

Cus that is the way they came from the factory!