Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

[Paul B.]

Hi,
I'm doing some work around the back-up light(s) on my marina '67 driver, and I need to touch up the blue on the inside edges in behind the clear lens.
Any of you guys know a modern blue that I could find in a touch-up tube at my local FLAPS that would be close to marina?


Thanks,

Paul

PS. Were the insides of the reverse light reflector housing painted or natural pot-metal?

[Marco H.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Paul,
The best bet would be stopping by a body shop you are familiar with and have them match a pint of paint. I wouldn't know what newer car color would match your marina blue car.
The reflectors for your back-up lights are painted white inside. The foam gasket is typically light gray.
Hope this helps.
Marco

[Jack H.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Paul,

I tried the match up to what I could find at the FLAPS with a non-metallic red and got frustrated. I would guess metallic blue would be worse, but who knows, maybe there is something out there.

There are some companies out that sell touch-up paint for our older cars. I have a Lynndale Blue '67 and got some touchup from one of these companies. I don't recall the company offhand, but I can dig up the paint if you wish and get the name. The match wasn't the greatest, but the car had been repainted in the past, and the touchup paint was arguably closer that what I could find by hunting/pecking at the parts stores.

[Paul B.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Thanks guys.
I pulled one of the wiper grills, I'll bring it with me tomorrow to see if I can find a close enough match, if not I'll head over to the body shop supply place and have them mix something up.


Cheers,
Paul

[Michael M.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Paul,

There is a company called Touch Up Direct in California. They have a website touchupdirect.com. I was able to buy a can of spray paint and a small bottle w/brush. They actually sell the GM colors from that era. Mine was 976 Nassau Blue and it was pretty close. It's waterborne base coat/clear coat, it's a bit pricey, especially if you have to buy both. I was touching up the door jambs after replacing the weatherstripping, so it was good enough. I didn't buy the clear coat (glossy). It doesn't match well enough to for the rest of the body, but it was pretty damn close. My car is a repaint that's 20yrs old. I think I got it through amazon, but I think you can go direct as well.

Mike

[Don L.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Hi Paul. FWIW, I had excellent results in using these folks:http://www.paintscratch.com/

My 1972 Mille Miglia Red was re-painted in 1992 and when using Paint Scratch's product today, the match is bang on. Of course, individual results may vary due to fade, re-paint color inaccuracy, etc.

Hope this helps...

[Carl N.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

If you have a Hobby Lobby nearby go to the model car section and look for "Model Master" "Custom Lacquer" in the 3 oz spray can #976 "1966 Nassua Blue" it is a very close match for '65 & '66 Nassua and may be very close to '67 Marina - not to costly at $5.49 a can.

[Paul B.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Thanks for the tip Carl, I checked out the Duplicolor section at my FLAPS, but nothing very close.
I'll check out my local hobby shop to see if they carry Model Master, a small can of Nassau Blue would be perfect for what I need, then I could get it finished and button it up. .

Cheers,

Paul

[Harry S.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Hi Paul. FWIW, I had excellent results in using these folks:http://www.paintscratch.com/

My 1972 Mille Miglia Red was re-painted in 1992 and when using Paint Scratch's product today, the match is bang on. Of course, individual results may vary due to fade, re-paint color inaccuracy, etc.

Hope this helps...

Don, I just ordered some silver blure paint for my 63, I'll let you know what happens.........................

[Tim G.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up a little bottle of Testors maroon paint and it matched my 1967 maroon great. It was just dumb luck.

[Keith B.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

I had a old monte carlo I had painted marina blue, and needed to touch up the inside of the fenders. I got that testers spray paint of Nassau blue and it was a near perfect match

[Gerard F.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Paul,

Take a look at this post:

https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthread.php?93127-67-Hardtop-Getting-back-to-my-project&highlight=Marina+Blue

In it you will see the original paint on my hardtop, covered in after market white vinyl around 1972. You'll also see the paint I used to redo the hardtop. Sorry but it is base coat/clear coat.
The Chromabase was mixed by a local painter here in Sonora, CA. They put a scanning machine on the body door jambs for the color. I requested that they use the smallest metal flakes available,
and requested samples of the paint.

As it turned out, it is really hard to tell the difference between the hardtop and the original paint (with some very early lacquer touchups) on my 67 Marina Blue car.

Here's the car with the hardtop finished:

[Randy R.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Jerry,

Would you be kind enough to send me the formula for the 67 Marina Blue paint you used? This would save me a lot of trouble "reinventing the wheel" The only object I can compare paint to is my hardtop that was repainted in the 80's.

Thank you,

Randy

[Paul B.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Just a note of caution Randy, I don't know if you are doing a touch-up or are repainting your entire car?
If you are doing a touch-up or panel, and your car has been repainted at some point, almost guaranteed that it will not match factory marina blue.
If that is the case, go get it scanned and then have the shop shoot some test panels.
Ever go to a judging event and see all the marina Blue 435's lined up for judging? Each owner will swear his car is correct marina, but no two are ever alike...

Paul

[Gerard F.]

Re: Modern color touch up close to Marina blue?

Randy,

I'm sorry that the formula on the sample can they prepared for me got obliterated with drippings. They did scan some unweathered areas of the car and they adjusted the formula of Dupont ChromaBase 976 Code which is labelled Marina Blue effect. The mix formulas are all computerized and the distributors have the software to adjust the formula. It is way beyond my knowledge.

The local distributor mixed it onsite. They probably still have the computer record.

Here's the distributor contact in Sonora CA

http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Dans.Distributing.209-532-0552

The mix was done on 11/30/2010

I remember I had them do a half pint of Acrylic Lacquer(they do sell lacquer) and the Chromabase for my painter to shoot samples. Believe it or not, the Chromabase was more accurate to the color on the car. The lacquer just seemed too dark.

When they finally painted the hardtop, I asked that they use the finest metallic particles, taking a tip from one the NCRS seminars I attended. I think it came out to be a pretty good match to the original paint.

I agree with Paul that Marina Blue is a tough color to get a consistent shade. I too have seen 67 Marina Blue cars lined up at judging events, and they all seem to have a different shade.