ERA 2136 Build Log

[*13*]

Wasn't someone asking how to block out for a roll bar & make it look nice? I think this is a great way to do it! Wow!

[Mooch]

Tim,

My ERA just left CT Custom. I had ordered about 3 different blues and 4 different whites from automotivetouchup.com and painted them, with stripes, on business cards. I put them on my dash and looked at them every day going to work. Here's what I picked:


Toyota/Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl 8P4 - PPG 5775
GM White Diamond Pearl GBN - PPG 5851

I liked the way the Indigo was very dark on one angle and transitioned to a medium blue at another angle.

[tkb289]

Originally Posted by Mooch

Tim,

My ERA just left CT Custom. I had ordered about 3 different blues and 4 different whites from automotivetouchup.com and painted them, with stripes, on business cards. I put them on my dash and looked at them every day going to work. Here's what I picked:


Toyota/Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl 8P4 - PPG 5775
GM White Diamond Pearl GBN - PPG 5851

I liked the way the Indigo was very dark on one angle and transitioned to a medium blue at another angle.

Mooch

Wow ... nice combination! Looks like Connecticut Custom did a great job. I bet you can't wait until you car gets back to ERA and put together!

The Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl really looks sharp, and the White Diamond Perl adds a very good contrast. This Lexus Indigo seems very similar to the Superformence Indigo, which I also like.

Just curious ... what were the other colors you were considering?

Does anyone out there have any side by side photos of a Cobra with Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl and SPF Indigo ??? I like them both!

[Mooch]

For the blues, I considered Toyota Blue Ribbon Metallic, Spectra Blue, and Indigo Blue. For the whites, I considered GM Arctic Blue, Toyota Blizzard Pearl, Ford Wimbledon White, and GM White Diamond Pearl.

I chose the Indigo because I liked how dark in was at the far end and the contrast to how light it gets at the point of reflection. Good contrast.

Of note, I think the SPF Indigo is GM Indigo 9792/39 - PPG 4717. It is only found on their Kodiak and Topkick work trucks, other than the SPFs.

The whites were actually harder to pick. For the flats, the arctic was a very bright white while the wimbledon was too creamy for my tastes. I wanted a shade between the two and was looking for a metallic/pearl paint. The blizzard pearl is a bright white like the arctic, while the white diamond pearl worked perfectly. I thought the arctic and blizzard were too white - i.e. the stripes popped out too much so you didn't see the blue first. I think the stripes should accent the main color, not take away from it.

Here's a post I had about the white paints when separated:

http://clubcobra.com/forums/showthre...ight=separated

[tkb289]

Originally Posted by *13*

Wasn't someone asking how to block out for a roll bar & make it look nice? I think this is a great way to do it! Wow!

Hyde,

You are right, this is a very clever way to way to cover roll bar holes, Greg M did a great job. I might do something similar, as I will have (2) different roll bar set ups (single hoop or full width hoop) and will have a roll bar hole to cover up. There close up photos at Greg's FFR build ...

(http://www.worldisround.com/articles/123897/index.html)

Also, this beautiful FFR is Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl/8P4, which is the same color Mooch has on his freshly painted ERA !