Lacquer Paint Color Question

[jmaso00]

I'm building a Monogram '53 Corvette and want to paint it Polo White. Any recommendation on a Tamiya or Testor's spray lacquer color that would be a close match?

Is there a manufacturer that makes exact laquer color matches for car models?

Jeff

[Veyron]

Pre mixed automotive lacquer for models for airbrushing, he may have it in spray too. Excellent paint.

http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/paint/catalog.html

[Didymus]

Any automotive paint store can mix 1K "touch up" automotive urethane paints. That Polo White is an old color, and the code may be hard to find, but it's worth a try. My local Finishmasters sells 2 oz. bottles of Dupont (Omni or Nason) base for about $13. That's actually a lot of paint, since you need to reduce it approx. 3-parts medium-temp reducer to 1-part paint. They sell reducer by the quart.

You can put it over Tamiya primer with no problem.

There's always Tamiya Pure White, which should be a close match. It's very transparent, so be sure to put white primer under it, or you'll waste a LOT of paint and end up with a thick paint job.