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Post by cooltouch on Apr 5, 2016 15:12:04 GMT -6
I was told this paint color was White Pearl or something like that. It does have a vague pearlescent quality to it. So anyway, I'm kinda new here. This is only my 3rd post or so. I promised some pix of my Aurora, but I didn't really think about it until this afternoon. So I took some. Here ya go: Anybody know where I can get another "A"?
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Post by RCA1186 on Apr 6, 2016 6:23:24 GMT -6
Looks like Bright White to me. But that's part of the reason that I am trying to build this thread haha. I found my replacement letters on eBay. Outside of that there aren't a whole lot of options that I know of. The salvage yard maybe. Try typing "Oldsmobile Aurora NOS" in the eBay search. That's how I found mine. Welcome to ACNA
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Post by cooltouch on Apr 6, 2016 7:38:33 GMT -6
I found the color code from a thread here. It is:
Bright White Diamond Pearl Tri-coat (White Diamond) 78 / WA140B
So you're right, but so was I since the full name also refers to it as "Pearl". It's the tri-coat effect, I guess, that gives it the slight pearlescent quality. I've got a few spots to touch up on the car. I wonder how big of a problem that's gonna be using some sort of tri-coat touch-up paint.
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Post by RCA1186 on Apr 6, 2016 11:43:22 GMT -6
Haha, I just call it White-Diamond but I was saying it didn't look like White-Diamond from the pictures, just plain white. But it's hard to tell when it's not in direct sunlight so I'll take your word for it The white's tend to flake off on these cars like you see on your rear bumper. Part of the reason I was staying away from white when I got my second one (even though I love the look of white auroras) I think the touch up would blend right in at a distance, maybe a little noticeable up close. (If you know where to look of course). That's always the case with touch ups though. Currently have a few scratches touched up on my Navy Blue Metallic myself
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Post by cooltouch on Apr 6, 2016 18:07:45 GMT -6
I googled this paint and found a touch-up kit that includes three spray cans and some other stuff. The price? $50! Whew, I think I might experiment a bit with my art acrylics before I go with that stuff. It's just your typical parking lot rash on the corners, so the scuffs are minor, except for that one largish patch on the right rear.
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Post by tigger on Apr 6, 2016 22:45:39 GMT -6
Yeah, tri-coat is a PITA to touch up. I did my front fascia with rattle cans, the whole thing, haha! I think it turned out OK... You can get away with small repairs, large or multiple areas, you might as well bite the bullet...
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Post by cooltouch on Apr 7, 2016 8:16:35 GMT -6
Wow, looks great! I'm just really not into -- not only the high price -- but what's likely to be a rather finicky process touching up a tri-coat. So maybe for basic touchups, I'll just do as you've done, provided I can find the correct white. Should be able to, I'm thinking.
Edit: I just found some Duplicolor in a rattle can. Supposed to be the exact color code. $7. Now that's more like it.
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Post by Hurricane87 on Apr 8, 2016 16:00:57 GMT -6
Supposed to be. Won't be.
The factory touch-up paint for Galaxy Silver Metallic, bought from the dealer, has three times as much metallic flake as it should. Maaco is a better match.
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Post by cooltouch on Apr 15, 2016 8:43:26 GMT -6
I have sort of a technique question now. I'm gonna get a can of the Duplicolor. My question has to do with what is the best way to feather the new paint in with the old? Should I use some polishing compound, perhaps? Use it to work on the transition areas between the old and new. And when I spray it on, I'm thinking I might be better off if I don't mask off the area, so I can manually feather the new spray into the old paint, a bit the way an airbrush would work, I guess. Then follow up with some polishing compound. Comments?
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Post by jmurdr1 on Apr 17, 2016 14:14:01 GMT -6
Lmao I have a "URORA" too
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Post by Hurricane87 on Apr 20, 2016 19:27:40 GMT -6
I can't speak to the feathering technique, but I can tell you from painful experience with Duplicolor and the wife's pickup, DO NOT MASK.
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Post by aurorax1 on Jul 1, 2016 22:54:25 GMT -6
Thats a beauty! How on earth did you find a 1st gen with so low of miles? I think the lowest I've ever seen on one for sale was 55k
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Post by skizo on Jul 3, 2016 12:22:45 GMT -6
Check my sig for an option for all you folk who couldn't find yer A with both hands ... <G>
You can saw the letters off with unwaxed dental floss, then carefully clean the old foam off both the letters and light. Apply with 3M trim tape cut close to match the letters and it looks factory perfect.
PS ... as far as paint goes, doesn't help that it's a metallic. Color will change with drying time, which SHOULD be about right out of the sun, maybe 70-80 degrees. Luck wit dat, eh - I hear the white is exceptionally hard to match. Also, feather each coat as it's applied or you'll end up with a hard edge no matter what you do. I'd then let it set up about another month and attack it with rubbing compound to fine tune the finish. Meguiar's has some nice stuff that starts with a pretty good grit that breaks down to ultra fine as you rub it.
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Post by cooltouch on Jul 3, 2016 20:39:04 GMT -6
Thats a beauty! How on earth did you find a 1st gen with so low of miles? I think the lowest I've ever seen on one for sale was 55k The car used to be my mother's. She bought it new, but never drove it, preferring to drive my dad's Cadillac instead. She's getting up in years now and has had eye problems, so she can no longer drive. So she just gave the car to me. Really, it's almost like having a new car, except for a few minor age-related issues. Skizo, thanks for the additional info. I'll see if I can find some Meguiar's. I've always used the DuPont rubbing and polishing compound. There's some other stuff made by HUT, which is a great polishing compound, originally intended for removing scratches in acrylic -- makes a great shine. I use it for polishing the finish on guitars. ! Might be too fine for this, though.
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Post by skizo on Jul 4, 2016 20:38:22 GMT -6
I'm really sold on the Meguiar's. One of the reasons I got a killer deal on my classic way back when is that someone who should have never been near an orbital polisher had holographed the hell out of the finish. I ended up putting a LOT of elbow grease into restoring the finish to a nice smooth gloss ... let's here it for multiple clear coats!
Anyway, between their #6 and #2 compounds, results were excellent.
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Post by human on Jul 8, 2016 12:25:59 GMT -6
Wow! That car has 2,000 fewer miles on it than my 2011 Impala. And I thought I did well getting my '98 Aurora with 43,000 miles on it--in 2007!
Daily Driver: 2011 Impala LT Weekend Toy: 1995 Aurora
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