Fathom Green Paint

69L89RAG · #1 10-28-2003, 01:54 AM

My 1969 Camaro is ready for paint and I am not happy with the sample I got for Fathom Green. Does anyone know where I can get some color swatches or who produces a correct mix of paint?

Thanks in advance for your help.

GTO_DON · #2 10-28-2003, 02:08 AM

IF YOUR GOING TO BASE/CLEAR IT,DUPONT CHROMABASE IS A DEAD ON MIX,BUT I WOULD USE PPG CONCEPT CLEAR. THE PPG CLEAR HAS LESS PEEL IN IT WHEN FINISHED. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

69L89RAG · #3 10-28-2003, 02:13 AM

<font color="green"> </font> Thanks I will check that out.

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COPOL89 · #4 10-28-2003, 11:23 AM

Is the car going to be sprayed in a paint booth with a bake cycle? if it is i would use Sikkens autobase and auto clear for a indestructable finish,there color mixes are also perfect on older GM colors but not so great on newer GMs altho PPG concept is a great product i have experenced bonding problems when mixing different paint lines together. if its not going to get a bake cycle then dupont is the way to go... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

**Salvatore** · #5 10-28-2003, 01:33 PM

I have a fathom green 1969 Z/28, that was just painted about a year ago. We used PPG base coat clear coat. Came out perfect and if you ever have to fix anything or blow an area in, it matches and touches up well. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Sam

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #6 10-28-2003, 01:36 PM

I agree with Sam, I too have had good luck with PPG, and their paint matching ability. I just got some '69 Rallye Green back from a prophet match, looks good so far!

COPOL89 · #7 10-28-2003, 03:51 PM

The last i knew PPG had a lifetime warranty on their concept line, I know because they paid me to repaint my Camaro when the paint started to laminate and chalk up after 6 mo, to make a long story short it did it again.

Chevy454 · #8 10-28-2003, 04:27 PM

The original paint is still left on the underside of my trunk lid, might be worth getting it scanned just for kicks. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

69L89RAG · #9 10-30-2003, 12:00 AM

Thanks for all the feedback. I just got a sample of the PPG color and it looks better than the first. The car was restored in 1985 and color was changed. It did not have any of the original color left. It has since been dip stripped so its all history now. I think part of the problem is that I am not a fan of Fathom Green (repaint was Lemans Blue) but its a really rare car so Green it is!!!!

Thanks again for the help

Schonyenko2 · #10 10-28-2003, 02:02 PM

Marlin mentioned useing a prophet, ie: a scanner to read a small chip of your paint. That may be a good option as many times paint jobbers will cross reference the old codes to new ones as some of the old mixing codes being laquer, don't have a BC/CC mixing code. Those newer mixes while close are not the same. Also BC/CC is going to be brighter, and have more color depth due to the clear coat. That alone will make it look like a different shade.
www.autocolorlibrary.com has chips, although they are hard to see.
I'd get a scan, and talk with a jobber who has experience in mixing older shades. Most places do'nt. Schonye

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