Re: Grill and Shaker Bubble....Use Same Argent?
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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Depends on who you ask. I say yes.
Sorry to go against your wisdom Scott, but I've read and have seen that the grill is slightly darker than the bubble. In fact, aren't there 3 Argents (the third being for the Ralley wheels)?
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Re: Grill and Shaker Bubble....Use Same Argent?
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Like I said, depends on who you ask There were different vendors making the grilles/bubbles/wheel centers, etc/ each mixed their own paint, and the shading varied a bit, but it's the same paint blend. There were two textured argent colors used by Mopar over the years, one was light, and one was dark. Anything else is simply a variable according to who mixed it.
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Re: Grill and Shaker Bubble....Use Same Argent?
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Maybe? Do want to buy a copy? *If your car is a 70 Cuda you need Dark Argent on the bubble & grille, light argent on the center caps (Rallye Wheels), and light silver (non textured) on the rocker moldings. The lower valance insert would have been bare grey plastic from the factory in most cases, if you need to apint it the light silver (non textured) would be pretty close. A custom mix of paint matching "as molded" grey plastic would be more accurate as bare plastic doesn't have metallics in it. As far as an accurate source for paint on all of the colors.....Good luck! There are weekly battles on Moparts as to who's products are more accurate. Personally I'd start with Mike at All Trim and start comparing from there.
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Re: Grill and Shaker Bubble....Use Same Argent?
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HI Scott, to continue the weekly battle... can/will you or ANYONE please post just ONE 100% original unrestored production line installed 1970 shaker scoop that is the EXACT same color as a production line installed original (unrestored) 1970 cuda grille? That being dk/med textured argent... (NOT later sprayed NOS over the counter parts). Mike BTW is not about who's product is correct its about real world difference (night and day) in the two factory colors used on these parts.
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Re: Grill and Shaker Bubble....Use Same Argent?
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Here's another one. Both were stored above my garage out of direct sunlight all these years
Thx for posting Terry, it saves me the time to take the picture of my 70 survivor that hasn't seen the light of day since 72. And yes, my original bubble matches the grille.
Who was it that said they didn't match?
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Re: Grill and Shaker Bubble....Use Same Argent?
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May 70 Challenger original paint, faded and dusty. My opinion, alot closer to dark argent than light. Mike
hi mike, i tend to lean toward that being light (not to justify my statement), but trying to account for the dust, and age, but then you can see it in-person, i cant.
you have the paints, so when you spray the dk/med formula it comes out that light?
could you clean an area of thta one like the vertical edge in an area that would have seen less light/ wear etc?
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