Looking for either a Mr color or Tamiya equivalent to 1957 Chevy Bel air Harbor Blue.

[wisco8]

Looking for either a Mr color or Tamiya equivalent to 1957 Chevy Bel air Harbor Blue.

[Bill Eh?]

I don't think Tamiya has anything that comes close to 1957 Chevrolet 796 Harbor Blue metallic. I'm not sure about Mr Color, although the Mr Color palette is far broader than Tamiya.

Scale Finishes:

https://scalefinishes.com/1957Chevrolet.html

Edited September 19, 2024 by Bill Eh?
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[wisco8]

2 hours ago, Bill Eh? said:

I don't think Tamiya has anything that comes close to 1957 Chevrolet 796 Harbor Blue metallic. I'm not sure about Mr Color, although the Mr Color palette is far broader than Tamiya.

Scale Finishes:

https://scalefinishes.com/1957Chevrolet.html

Thank you Bill. I think I'm going with the Mr color 76 which is a metallic blue and also use their GX 100 super clear III both can be thinned with Mr color leveling thinner. I have had great success with this paint.

Kind regards, Steve

[Dave G.]

6 hours ago, wisco8 said:

Thank you Bill. I think I'm going with the Mr color 76 which is a metallic blue and also use their GX 100 super clear III both can be thinned with Mr color leveling thinner. I have had great success with this paint.

Kind regards, Steve

I originally looked up some Mr Color blue metallic, thinking of your thread. I came to the same C76 conclusion. But do a few test shots over lighter base colors under it or light primers. It may render a bit dark but appears to have the right tonal range of blue, or hue, might be a better word.. It's hard to tell on a computer screen though, so didn't post the info.

[bluenote]

I think Tamiya TS-54 Light Metallic Blue may be a close match as well.  Could play with the base undercoat to slightly change the colour

[Bugatti Fan]

Have you thought about automotive paint suppliers ? 

Many can make up matching acrylic colours in aerosol form.  Ditzler and DuPont  I think both have paint reference numbers for old car colours as on the 57 Chevy. As a thought, they also might be able to make up small bottles of acrylic  touch up paint that could be used through an airbrush.

There is another thread in this section 'Paint Codes Galore' that might be worth a look at.

Edited September 23, 2024 by Bugatti Fan

[Dave G.]

Locally the NAPA auto parts stores will mix 2oz bottles of touch up paints. Acrylic enamel I believe, as they no longer sell lacquer. We got a bottle for my wife's Ford Escape a couple of years ago. As I recall it was $10.00 then.

Edit: In thinking about this, I primed a prescription bottle, mixed up a little of that paint and airbrushed it. It dried semigloss or almost semi matt really ( I don't recall what thinner I used but knowing me, probably lacquer thinner). I polished that up to a really nice finish. It's a pretty kind of metallic aqua, the flakes are very fine. I wouldn't hesitate to use that kind of paint on a 60's Ford or Chrysler model in the right match. It sprayed very well, nice and smooth. I just polished with finishing polish. No heavy cut polish used.

Edited September 24, 2024 by Dave G.

[Rodent]

This is Scale Finishes Harbor (Harbour) Blue over Tamiya light grey primer. I assume it was mixed correctly, but it looks a lot darker in person to me than pics of the 1:1s look online.

 

[hedotwo]

I used Americana  Ocean Blue (craft acrylic) to paint my replica of my 1:1 Harbor Blue '57.  Close enough for me.  Really couldn't find anything in a rattle can close, but maybe I just didn't look hard enough.  Craft acrylics aren't ideal but they do offer a ton of shades and they're easy to mix to get a shade you need.

[wisco8]

2 hours ago, hedotwo said:

I used Americana  Ocean Blue (craft acrylic) to paint my replica of my 1:1 Harbor Blue '57.  Close enough for me.  Really couldn't find anything in a rattle can close, but maybe I just didn't look hard enough.  Craft acrylics aren't ideal but they do offer a ton of shades and they're easy to mix to get a shade you need.

That is a beautiful 57 Chevy Sir!! Wow!! That has got to be one of the cleanest garages Ive ever seen.  I can appreciate your dedication to cleanliness it shows on the car as well. Here are a few pics of the paint I had to settle with. Ill just build another one with the correct year color next time. I think it will look okay. next step is to use the Hasegawa foil and figure out how the trim will lay out.

[gman]

Kudos on a beautiful paint job.

[hedotwo]

Beautiful paint job Steve!

[Dave G.]

11 hours ago, wisco8 said:

That is a beautiful 57 Chevy Sir!! Wow!! That has got to be one of the cleanest garages Ive ever seen.  I can appreciate your dedication to cleanliness it shows on the car as well. Here are a few pics of the paint I had to settle with. Ill just build another one with the correct year color next time. I think it will look okay. next step is to use the Hasegawa foil and figure out how the trim will lay out.

Reminds me of a 58 Chevy I owned in metallic blue. It's a beautiful finish, Steve. It will be nice to see with the bright work added.

[Bill Eh?]

That is a beautiful colour and finish. Did you in fact go ahead with Mr Color 76 and  GX 100 Super Clear ? This is outstanding.

[wisco8]

50 minutes ago, Bill Eh? said:

That is a beautiful colour and finish. Did you in fact go ahead with Mr Color 76 and  GX 100 Super Clear ? This is outstanding.

Yes sir. I think it worked out pretty good.