Pontiac Engine Turquoise Blue?

[crowe-t]

Years ago a friend had a '68 Firebird.  He rebuilt the 400 and painted it a Pontiac blue that was a light turquoise color.  This is not the correct color for a '68 but did look cool.

Does anyone know what year the light turquoise was for?

 

 

[mrmike]

Pontiac Engine Colors

Year	Color	Part #
1959 – 1965	Light Blue
1966 – 1970	Light Blue Metallic	MS7957
1971 – 3/15/1973	Light Blue	QP14580
3/15/1973 – 1974	Dark Blue

[StevenGuthmiller]

52 minutes ago, mrmike said:

Pontiac Engine Colors

Year	Color	Part #
1959 – 1965	Light Blue
1966 – 1970	Light Blue Metallic	MS7957
1971 – 3/15/1973	Light Blue	QP14580
3/15/1973 – 1974	Dark Blue

Sometimes I question how accurate these charts are.

I own a 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix that as far as I know had never had the engine removed when I bought it.

The correct color SHOULD have been the metallic light blue as referenced by the chart above.

But it was not that color when I purchased it and when it was overhauled a few years ago, I had it painted the same color that it had been.

It was a light "turquoise" blue.

Basically the same color as the '63 Bonneville engine that I built a while back.

 

 

Steve

 

 

 

 

[crowe-t]

16 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Sometimes I question how accurate these charts are.

I own a 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix that as far as I know had never had the engine removed when I bought it.

The correct color SHOULD have been the metallic light blue as referenced by the chart above.

But it was not that color when I purchased it and when it was overhauled a few years ago, I had it painted the same color that it had been.

It was a light "turquoise" blue.

Basically the same color as the '63 Bonneville engine that I built a while back.

 

 

Steve

 

 

 

Steve,

What turquoise blue paint did you use on this?

Edited August 9, 2019 by crowe-t

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 hour ago, crowe-t said:

Steve,

What turquoise blue paint did you use on this?

Actually, this was a custom mix made with Testors flat enamels and clear coated.

But it is pretty close to Duplicolor "Chrysler Turquoise" engine enamel.

It might be a bit darker than it should be, and possibly leaning a bit too far to the turquoise side, but fairly close.

 

 

Steve

 

 

[RichCostello]

2 hours ago, crowe-t said:

Steve,

What turquoise blue paint did you use on this?

Krylon has a color called Bahama Sea that is nearly an exact match.

[64Comet404]

There is a Testor's enamel colour (square bottle) I have used for Pontiac engines. It is listed as Gloss Turquoise, number on the bottle is 107-RM11071_0711.

[SfanGoch]

I use Floquil Marine Colors Verdigris mixed with a few drops of Testors 1719 FS 35044 Insignia Blue. Since Floquil paints are defunct, you can use

Testors 2765 Turquoise

 

with Testors 1719 FS 35044 Insignia Blue

mixed in a 5:1 ratio. it'll give you an exact match.

Edited August 10, 2019 by SfanGoch

[crowe-t]

Is there an acrylic paint/paint mixture that comes close?  

I don't see Testors Turquoise in acrylic, only enamel.

Does Tamiya have a color that's close?

[SfanGoch]

You can use Model Master Acryl 4210 Verdigris

and MM Acryl 4742 Insignia Blue FS 35044. Mix in the same ratio. 

 

The only place which has the Verdigris in stock is Sprue Brothers. The Insignia Blue Acryl can be bought anywhere.

[crowe-t]

How about Testors Model Master Tropical Turquoise Lacquer?  Is it close?

[StevenGuthmiller]

3 hours ago, crowe-t said:

How about Testors Model Master Tropical Turquoise Lacquer?  Is it close?

Hmmm.

Might be a little too bright?

 

 

Steve

 

[gtx6970]

I just used engine enamel in a rattle can ,,don't remember if Duplicolor or Plasticote

[crowe-t]

22 hours ago, gtx6970 said:

I just used engine enamel in a rattle can ,,don't remember if Duplicolor or Plasticote

Does this blue have a turquoise/teal look to it?  It's hard to tell in the pictures.

[gtx6970]

Yes. But its very subtle . The 2nd picture down is natural light and probably as close to actual color

 

I don't strive for 100% dead nuts accuracy in models.

 

Edited August 11, 2019 by gtx6970

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 hour ago, gtx6970 said:

I don't strive for 100% dead nuts accuracy in models.

Especially with engine colors.

Close enough is close enough!

 

 

Steve

[Snake45]

19 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Especially with engine colors.

Close enough is close enough!

 

 

Steve

I'd have no problem using common Testor Little Bottle #8 light blue for a pre-'66 Pontiac engine. And almost certainly will, at some point.