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Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: rooster on March 23, 2005, 02:18:49 PM

We have about 2 gals of industral paint that was given to me but its yellow can this be changed to black for painting a frame .

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: Charlie Chops 1940 on March 23, 2005, 05:34:14 PM

Buy a whole lot of black to mix the yellow into? Hire a magician? Trade it for black?

I know that we rodders tend to be thrifty and I would include myself in that category, maybe even cheap at times, but I would just go buy some black paint and save the yellow until someone needs it.

I will be happy to hear that there is a simpler solution. Good luck.

Charlie

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: unklian on March 23, 2005, 05:45:34 PM

The closer you want it to being Black,the closer the answer is to No.

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: enjenjo on March 23, 2005, 08:23:38 PM

We painted a 58 chevy AGE yellow one time(we were in the air force). It did stand out. :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: Mac on March 23, 2005, 10:48:40 PM

The analogy "Apples and Oranges" comes to mind. Or should I say "Lemons and Licorice"?

Forget it.

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: Bib_Overalls on March 23, 2005, 11:04:10 PM

Guy here had four gallons of Cat yellow Imron he was trying to unload cheap. I was interested until the local PPG guy told me it would always be yellow and there was nothing he could do about it. Looks like some of that stuff hitched a ride up I55.

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: jeffa on March 24, 2005, 05:43:15 AM

There aint nuttin' wrong with (the right) yellow!

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: jeffa on March 24, 2005, 05:46:15 AM

There aint nuttin' wrong with (the right) yellow!

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: spark on March 24, 2005, 08:39:55 AM

Yellow + red = orange
Yellow + blue = green

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: Ohio Blue Tip on March 24, 2005, 08:50:33 AM

Just add everything off the garage paint shelf and you'll get a greet shade of BROWN. :-o

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: rooster on March 24, 2005, 10:32:33 AM

Quote from: "Ohio Blue Tip"Just add everything off the garage paint shelf and you'll get a greet shade of BROWN. :-o

Looks like we will drag the yellow paint to the swap meet! We got enough of the good stuff to do the firewall and frontend, but not the frame. Down the road he planning on doing the exerior of the chevy with the Blitz Black, I guess he could use that for the frame to.

The good news is thay were working on the firewall last night! The bad news is that forgot the hardner :shock:

Ken, if your done with that Lizard skin send it down here!

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: Ohio Blue Tip on March 24, 2005, 10:39:47 AM

Ken, if your done with that Lizard skin send it down here![/quote]

At $189.00 a bucket, I don't think I'll have any extra. :x :x Glad I don't need to do the complete car as they tell me it takes 2 buckets for a 34.

Title: changing the color of enamel paint
Post by: 38fordcoupe on March 26, 2005, 09:24:40 AM

Go ahead and paint it with the yellow. Just close your eyes when you look at the frame. It will be black then!

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: C9 on March 29, 2005, 07:03:23 AM

Fwiw - when I worked in a parts store mixing paint - enamel and nitrocellouse lacquer - yellow toner was an extremely minor component of black.
Something along the lines of less than 1/10th of 1%.

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: Charlie Chops 1940 on March 29, 2005, 03:38:08 PM

So, it can be fixed, just add about 2000 gallons of black.

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: Dirk35 on March 30, 2005, 11:26:47 AM

FWIW, Adding a Lot of white to lighten the yellowness of yellow, then adding black , silver, and a lot of metallic makes for a nice looking yellow tinted pweter color that I find pleasing.

That is how I came up with the Light Metallic Jade from some Centuari Green a buddy gave me. Turned out to be a great color on compound curves on my old puller tractor (50s Jim Dandy).

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: grazza on March 30, 2005, 05:57:08 PM

Quote from: "Ohio Blue Tip"Ken, if your done with that Lizard skin send it down here!

At $189.00 a bucket, I don't think I'll have any extra. :x :x Glad I don't need to do the complete car as they tell me it takes 2 buckets for a 34.[/quote]

A bit O.T., but interesting just the same. Priced this stuff at Aussie Nats, works out to be $US552.00 a BUCKET from our local supplier. Could have got it for a Nats special of $US513.00 if Id have acted quickly.

Now Ken, if you've finished with that Lizard Skin send it down HERE!

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: C9 on April 03, 2005, 08:22:23 AM

Keeping in mind you get what you pay for, it could be worthwhile to give this paint a try.

http://home.att.net/~brer/products.html

$35. a gallon for most colors - including red.

I believe it's an acrylic enamel which worked well on a couple of my cars as well as some cars of friends.

Title: Changing the color of enamel paint ?
Post by: purplepickup on April 03, 2005, 10:22:55 AM

Thanks for the link Jay. That might come in handy for us frugal people. :D

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