Newb trying to decide
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Thanks very much guys! I'm really starting to realize that I'm making this more full of potential problems. Altough the stock green is very nice; the group over at the Miata MB forum has a hard time identifying the exact paint code. British Racing Green, Grace Green, Emerald Green, etc are different names and slightly different shades among different manufacturers . The sticker on my passenger jamb id is 18J. But someone in the past has resprayed and I have no idea what color that was.
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18J is called Grace Emerald Green for 01, and just Emerald Green
or Grace Green for other model years. Auto mfgs had different names for the same color in different years for marketing reasons. I guess they did surveys or something to figure out what sounded best. Anyway, no matter the name, 18J is the color it was born with. It's a very deep green, and contains mica/pearl. It looks darker than your pictures, almost black. Since it's been repainted with a color change, you might have to search under a carpet or look closely in the engine compartment to find a sample of the true original color. "If you can't move it, paint it." - U.S. Army
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If I can get the hood trunk and drivers door close, with stripes on the hood and trunk; I'd just settle for that with a new top. That was my original plan so so I'd have plenty of sunny weather to enjoy. Scuff, respray and clear. I still might. I could always go for the whole enchilada next year? I'm not really a purist.
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That pic does look like 18J green, at least coming from a
computer screen. Personally I like the color. And the wheels. "If you can't move it, paint it." - U.S. Army
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Its kinda growing on me. I wish it had a little flake in it though. Gold stripes should compliment it too.
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You can add gold flakes to it. I like House ofKolor's Ultra mini-flake. small enough to mix in, and stay suspended, but enough to be seen in the paint. and add some glitz.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Yeah, done that before.... simpler than changing or "creating" a color mix. Just record your measurements of what you add...
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Now Im gettin excited!
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Just curious; did you go with the epoxy primer because of excessive rust? Or the plastic bumpers'? And if so, woul epoxy as an undercoat be OK with the plastic bumpers? |
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