Chamonix or Chamonix ?

[TobyB]

Quote from the paint shop:

"Black is black.There are better, worse, sparkly, or not- quite blacks.

White?  There are about a hundred thousand whites, and then they never mix the

exact same way no matter how careful you are"

 

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[arminyack]

For whats is worth....my early '68 Chamonix 1600 was/is very creamy. When I got it...it had really faded original paint mixed with patches of what PO's painted alpine white...and over time, that faded to to give it this weird creamy fade to white then fade to creamy all over the car. Under the trunk lid was very creamy....I thought it was how the original looked  maybe time made it creamier...I dont know.. Then I got rear ended, and had the car fixed and painted, and had them match the color under the trunk lid. After I got the car back, I decided to pull the dashboard up to replace it. The paint revealed below matched the car (and the under the trunk lid) exactly. In different lighting, it looks anything from Sahara to Florida.

Edited July 23, 2018 by arminyack

[wegweiser]

I don't trust under the trunk lid colors, simply due to fuel and exhaust vapors affecting it over time. car looks GREAT though! 

[02Les]

6 hours ago, adawil2002 said:

When Vern was painted. New color was an exact match to the paint under the removed dash. Painted with Glasurit Single stage Verona 024.  

 

You were lucky. Back in 1987 I had my Touring repainted; it had no colour sticker, and BMW were as usefull as tits on a teddy bear. So, we matched it to the paint under the dash and got Jadegrün. Only after the internet was invented did I find out that no Tourings were produced in Jadegrün, it was Amazonsgrün!!!!

[SPITX]

I got lucky as well when trying to return the Baur to the original color. Underneath what appeared to be the original vinyl was undeniable Golf. 

After reaching out to BMW with the VIN, their records confirmed what we had found. 

I've seen multiple variations of this color but feel confident in the match. 

Pictured - The narrow area on the left side of the image is a piece that had been covered with vinyl since 1974. The larger panel next to it is a test of the 070 code. 

[SydneyTii]

8 hours ago, Stevenc22 said:

My car is repainted and has a creamer look to it. Ironically when i buy touch up paint, it tends to be whiter than my respray color to i feel the OP problem.

 

 

I actually went and got a good auto body supply shop make me up some rattle cans, they used the little machine to get a paint colour read, when they put the colour sheet on my car (the sheet has a hole in it for viewing) you couldn’t see where the colour sheet ended and the car started colour wise. It was remarkable. My car is the “warmer” Chamonix white.

Btw Steve, those bottle tops look nice on your car, funny how they seem to suit some better than others!?

Edited July 23, 2018 by SydneyTii

[theNomad]

I may give the mixed up paint spray cans a shot and feather in as best i can and hide transitions at body lines.

[02fanatic]

Hugo (my very early '72tii) is definitely more vanilla than pure white, and I wouldn't have it any other way!  Absolutely gorgeous color and I wasn't a fan until I restored Hugo..

[jgerock]

4 hours ago, 02fanatic said:

Hugo (my very early '72tii) is definitely more vanilla than pure white, and I wouldn't have it any other way!  Absolutely gorgeous color and I wasn't a fan until I restored Hugo..

Will have to meet you someday....   I've seen pics of your cars but not in person. Do you drive them? I had my two cars in Pittsburgh recently.

[Road trip]

On 7/23/2018 at 11:01 AM, Stevenc22 said:

If you have a good paint that matches, then probably fix a whole area at a time. The nice thing is the Knee trim does a good job of creating separate areas so you dont have to paint a whole door just to fix one rust spot. If you dont have a good paint match, then you have no choice but to just try and touch up that one spot as best you can until you have $ for a respray.

I have no rust

Edited July 24, 2018 by Road trip

[Stevenc22]

On 7/23/2018 at 4:09 PM, SydneyTii said:

 

Btw Steve, those bottle tops look nice on your car, funny how they seem to suit some better than others!?

 

Thanks. Yeah i feel bottle tops get a bad rap but i rather like them!

[joebarthlow]

if you're looking at images on the web, you're wasting your time. too many factors influence what you see. I hope you're looking at chamonix painted cars in person. Also, many cars get resprayed in their lifetime, so matching colors can be difficult for the less talented and knowledgable. 

 

I had a '76 3.0si in original chamonix. it's a little warmer than alpine. to me, alpine looks cheap and cold. I would consider another chamonix painted Bimmer.

[SydneyTii]

8 hours ago, Stevenc22 said:

 

Thanks. Yeah i feel bottle tops get a bad rap but i rather like them!

Yes, this seems to be the same for Turbines, et aside that is. 

[02fanatic]

On 7/24/2018 at 2:41 AM, jgerock said:

Will have to meet you someday....   I've seen pics of your cars but not in person. Do you drive them? I had my two cars in Pittsburgh recently.

I don’t drive them enough, but I definitely smile wide when I do!  I have to move Hugo when I cut the grass to get the JD rider out....lol!  It starts up every time!  But it needs a good “drive”!

 

I would have loved to be at Pittsburgh for O’fest but that’s just too much effort for my old bones! ? 

[TicoCafe]

Amazing wrk...very impressive. 
Any information you can share on the polyurethane paint you used is appreciated... looking to something similar what you did by painting with a brush the underside. 
 

cheers

Philip