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Old 11-05-2022, 05:25 PM
GoreMaker GoreMaker is offline
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Default This Color Is So Wrong...

I'm at a point where I can start painting certain engine components before installing them. Months ago, I ordered a few cans of Strato Blue Metallic from Ames. That's supposedly the correct color for 1975 to early 1977 Pontiac engines (and 1965 to 1976 Oldsmobile V8s). My Trans Am is an early 1977 400, so it's not wildly inconceivable that it COULD have come with a Strato Blue Metallic engine.

Anyways, I painted the timing cover today, and this is what came out of the can:



Pretty sure no Pontiac or Oldsmobile engine ever came painted that color. I purposely included a lot of gray and white in that photo to make sure the white balance would be correct, and what I'm seeing on the screen closely matches what I see in real life.

Does anyone have photos of an engine painted Strato Blue Metallic, and remember where said paint came from?

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