Fathom Green Paint

[69L89RAG]

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

[Salvatore]

Wait till it is done, then you will love fathom green! You will have a lot of depth with PPG paint,and the price of the paint will not blow your socks off. Good luck! Sam [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[LeMans Blue X77]

I agree once it's done you'll love the Fathom green.

I'm curious about your opinion on dipping a car. are there any bad side effects?
I have a 69 Z/28 and I'm considering dipping it. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif[/img]

[Unreal]

My painter told me when he started painting my car fathom green, he thought, Oh boy, is this ugly. But by the time he finished, he was saying Boy is this pretty. Must have been the fumes!

[69L89RAG]

I was concerned about some issues that I heard but I will tell you it was easier than trying to get the undercoating off by hand and it certainly showed some bad spots that would have been easy to miss by other methods.

If you want to ask me more questions let me know and I will send you my phone number.

[JoeC]

Will the trim tag have to be removed before chem dipping? In the past this was the case and some nice original cars have funny looking trim tags because of dipping process.

[Schonyenko2]

Dipping also removes all of the factory dum dum, and seam sealer.Not a bad thing, just something to consider. There is dum dum in the holes on the trim tag, which when removed makes them look different. It can be easily replaced. As far as any damage to the metal of the tag, I don't see why it would. Schonye

[Kurt S]

Some of the dips can attack aluminum. I'd pull the tag unless I'd seen other cars dipped at the same place with their tags......

[Mr70]

A local man here had his Car Dipped.
He Loved the out of tank results,but said the tank material had collected in the joint and seam areas.
When he finished Painting it,he could see bleed through of this chemical,and it wouldn't hold paint well,and it never went away.He complained to the Dipper who said there was nothing he would do.
I hope this is not the case for all of these places?

[rpoz11]

On regards to the chemical strip process and it leaving the residue behind; I have done quite a few sets of rims this way and tend to need to lightly bead/sand blast media those seam areas prior to basing any color on any metal that has been prepped in this manner. Some of my fellow painters suggest thouroughly soap and water clean the seam areas. I considered this process as well on a couple 69 shells Ive done in the past and because of this result, I have decided to pay a local sand blast shop to go over areas such as this. Most painters like the hassle free event reducuing thier time involved but I agree this chemical residue can show up later after a car/metal being painted and It's a surmountable cost to fix these areas. Hope this helps [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]