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B5/B7 Blue...........

Posted By: Anonymous

B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/13/08 01:17 AM

Hey guys I repainted my engine bay using 70' B5 blue. I'm trying to find out what color my super bee is painted as the color was changed to slightly darker blue. I noticed on alot of other spots the original color B5 blue is much lighter than the blue the car is now painted.

I painted the engine bay "Omni" B5 blue and it is much lighter than the body color of the car. I looked behind the rubber strip on the hood and the original paint matches this newly painted B5 blue that I just laid down, concluding my inkling that the color was changed.

I also looked in other various places under teh dash and down teh doors and it matches the lighter B5, and it is obvious this darker blue on the body is not B5.

Therefore does anybody have any ideas of what the body (fender of the car is painted)? Does is look like the darker Jamaica blue? Or is it the new B5 blue on the new chargers? The car was painted about 1-2 years ago.



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Posted By: Pacnorthcuda

Re: Is this "B5" blue? - 07/13/08 01:19 AM

always hard to tell from pic but yes your engine bay looks to be B5 blue. The fender looks closer to B7 athough it may not be very close to that either.
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: Is this "B5" blue? - 07/13/08 01:25 AM

yea, I have a feeling when it was repainted they used B7 blue?

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Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: Is this "B5" blue? - 07/13/08 01:28 AM

does not look like the "new" b5 blue either.
looks like b7 to me also.


steve
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: Is this "B5" blue? - 07/13/08 06:04 AM

does anybody have some pictures of a B7 blue cars?
Posted By: 71 FJ6 Charger

Re: Is this "B5" blue? - 07/13/08 07:37 AM

Here is a B7 71 Charger.

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Posted By: 62maxwgn

Re: Is this "B5" blue? - 07/13/08 02:10 PM

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Here is a B7 71 Charger.




And a B7 Dart.

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Posted By: 69440

Re: Is this "B5" blue? - 07/13/08 03:07 PM

Omni is a brand name. It's kind of a spin off of the PPG Deltron, but doesn't have anywhere near the amount of solids. That's why Deltron, B-5 blue, is $75.00 a quart, and Omni is $25.00 a quart. I have a quart of Deltron, or Delstar, which is Acrylic Enamel, B-7 Blue. Haven't looked at in sometime, so I'm not exactly sure which one it is. If you're interested, shoot me an e-mail at beewagon69@yahoo.com, and I'll have a look see and make sure which one it is. I'd be happy to donate it for your engine bay, as long as you pay for shipping. Thanks, Bill
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: Is this "B5" blue? - 07/13/08 05:26 PM

Hey guys Thanks for the help!

I got in contact with the previous owner and I found out that the car is the original color "B5" with some metallic added into it. So it is sort of a custom color. The guy said he doesn't have the paper work anymore, and the bodyshop is out of business.

What would be my course of action to get it matched?
Posted By: RUNCHARGER

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/13/08 06:50 PM

It's hard to tell from that photo but your engine bay looks lighter than B5 to me.
If you go to a good paint supplier they can scan and computer match the colour on your car, you will have to take the car to them to do this however.

Sheldon
Posted By: jrwoodjoe

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/13/08 08:12 PM

Remember that B5 Changed for 1971 and was darker than the EB5 used in 1970. Sometimes the guy mixing paint may pick the wrong one or if the car was an early or late build then it might vary. Also, it's hard to tell true colors on the computer sometimes but the exterior body color does look dark like a B7. Here is a close-up of 1970 EB7. On my comupter, it looks very close to the color of your fender.

Joe

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Posted By: 426runner

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/14/08 12:02 PM

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Remember that B5 Changed for 1971 and was darker than the EB5 used in 1970. Sometimes the guy mixing paint may pick the wrong one...
Joe




This happened to me. The first thing the painter sprayed was the underside of the hood... and used '71 B5. I stopped by his shop to check it out and to me it was obviously a darker blue than '70. He wasn't aware of the shade change between years.
Posted By: sthemi

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/14/08 11:40 PM

Here is a car painted with factory B7 and laquer B5.. I guess he didnt know they were different.
Must have been a chevy guy....

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Posted By: 6T9Hemi

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/15/08 12:49 PM

B7 Blue!

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Posted By: toplescuda

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/15/08 03:39 PM

if someone can resize a pic i hav pic of my b5 car with with a b7 door on it that clearly shows how differnt colors thay are
my e mail addy is challengerbabe@aol.com


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Posted By: jrwoodjoe

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/17/08 12:20 AM

Here ya go ToplesCuda...

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Posted By: mnguy55

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/17/08 03:32 AM

This is my 70 Charger painted with PPG Delstar B7 based on the 1970 PPG formula. It looks differnt in differnt light so it's kind of hard to tell from a picture.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/17/08 04:08 AM

Thanks guys for the pics.

I'm going to take one of the hood scoops off the car and take it in tommorow for a computer color match. I don't need anything exact,but hopefully they'll get it close enough for the engine bay.
Posted By: KISSAlien

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/17/08 02:34 PM

Both 70 colors on the same car.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/17/08 07:07 PM

Dropped one of the hood scoops off at the paint shop. They said they'd do a custom color match for me. Old school style, said it would take up to 48 hours.

I'll post pics when I lay down the paint and let you guys know how it comes out.
Posted By: Blues_Cuda

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/17/08 07:25 PM

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Both 70 colors on the same car.




I've never seen a V02 combo like that before!
Posted By: jrwoodjoe

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/17/08 08:59 PM

Hope the custom match works out for you!

Quote:

Quote:

Both 70 colors on the same car.




I've never seen a V02 combo like that before!




I hadn't either. That was a very neat car and it was on Ebay a few months back.

Joe
Posted By: gtsuperbee

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/18/08 05:25 AM

If you are using OMNI, you will probably need 4 to 5 base coats for accurate coverage. I did my cuda in lemon twist a couple years ago and it took me 7 coats to get decent coverage. I will never use that paint again. It took me all day with waiting between coats, not to mention the extra thickness added to the paint on the car. It still seemed like it would look light/dark depending on the sun.
Posted By: Blues_Cuda

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/18/08 12:04 PM

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Both 70 colors on the same car.




I'd love to see more pics of that Challenger!
Posted By: KISSAlien

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/18/08 04:38 PM

The eBay pics were all crappy little shots like the above.
Posted By: Cuda340

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/21/08 07:43 PM

Here is my 69 B7 Blue Cuda.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/27/08 03:45 AM

Thanks for the pics guys. I got the car custom color matched by the local paint shop. It turned out very nice. I just shot the engine bay and underside of the hood.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 07/27/08 03:47 AM

i removed the air grabber stuff.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 08/09/08 06:06 AM

got everything back in the engine bay, its almost ready to rock and roll.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Re: B5/B7 Blue........... - 08/09/08 06:08 AM

some bad news, i've found out that someone had painted the ramcharger air box in the past judging by some of the orange peel i can see up close.

I've finished sanding most of it, but what color should I shoot it? hemi orange? vit c orange?

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