I visited my car this past weekend. The ground effects are on...she
runs...alot of work left to do. The car is all blue again too.
The trim color that you suggested was dead on....except it is WAY
flat. I have a few NOS pieces that are charcoal grey and they are
satin. The body guy is going to look into a semigloss/satin for me
if possible.
I may wind up just using a spray can after all.
-Mike
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
wrote:
> The original from the factory (FoMoCo) is actually flat, but with
> a "satin" finish. It's definately NOT glossy, nor as glossy as
the
> body paint. Nor is it as flat as the bumper facing moulding. Try
&
> locate a 1993 Mustang in person to see, then you'll understand.
Very
> hard to describe. Mine matches...so maybe it's great right from
the
> can. You are going to spray it on, I only dabbed it using the
bottom
> edge of a paper match, which BTW is a great (brush) for tiny
spots...!
>
>
> -- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > Thanks so much Sandy! I will relay the info!
> >
> > Now I have another question. Being that that says it is a "flat
> > grey". What is the correct sheen on the pillars/door frame/roof
> > line? Is it supposed to be flat? Or is that are supposed to be
> > glossy while the exterior mouldings like around the windshield
or
> > hatch or sail panel supposed to be flat?
> >
> > I was looking at a few cars and the area around the window frame
on
> > the door which whould be dark charcoal looks about like the same
> > sheen as the rest of the car which is glossy.
> >
> > I'm afraid that if I have the trim painted with no clear coat,
the
> > unibody area around the door's window is going to look odd
against
> > the basecoat/clearcoat blue.
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block"
<cigarsandy@c...>
> > wrote:
> > > Mike, and everyone, I opened my fresh can of paint, and dabbed
an
> > > area this size: OO with it, on the ascMcLaren-installed
> > > verttical "B" pillar finishing moulding. THAT'S the piece you
> > > install, AFTER you slide in the black-out plexiglass window
over
> > the
> > > side rear quarter stock windows. It's a vertical finishing
> > aluminum
> > > moulding that runs from the top of the door frame, to the
bottom,
> > or
> > > top of the side door panel. It covers the opening between the
> > glass
> > > FoMoCo rear quarter window & the ascMcLaren installed black-
out
> > > plexiglass window, when viewed with the door OPEN, looking
> between
> > > the 2 windows. Got it?
> > >
> > > Okay, I ordered PPG paint code 33717 Dark Charcoal for t-
> > Bird/Cougar
> > > according to the chart. It seems a bit too dark, but when it
> > dried,
> > > it was a near perfect match. The very tip top 90-degree point
of
> > my
> > > driver's door frame ever-so-slightly skims this aluminum
moulding
> > at
> > > the very top of the moulding. It hardly touches it, but every
2
> > > years or so, I need to dab it, as it's wrom off. I tried
> > tightening
> > > the 3 screws in that piece, but they are as tight as they can
> go.
> > > The tolerance just isn't there. The passenger's side does not
> > touch.
> > > It has been that way since day-1 - back on November 2nd 1986
when
> > I
> > > found my love at Wayne Lincoln-Mercury in Wayne, New Jersey.
> > >
> > > Here's the chart I used:
> > > http://autocolorlibrary.com/cgi-bin/search/searchpic.pl?1986-
ford-
> > > pg02.jpg
> > > Best of luck. BTW....It was $35.00 for a pint.
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