Posted By: mopar dave
hemi orange paint - 12/06/09 10:03 PM
anyone know the difference between the street hemi and the race hemi orange paint?
hemi orange paint
Posted By: moparniac
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/06/09 10:11 PM
Race hemi is brighter than the street hemi.. I prefer the street hemi color...
Posted By: GOLDENCOMMANDO
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/06/09 10:15 PM
This is painted race Hemi orange.
Posted By: Hemi_Joel
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/06/09 11:48 PM
There are also 2 differnet street Hemi oranges. 67 and older is more pale, 68 and newer is more red-ish. 
Posted By: mopar dave
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/06/09 11:49 PM
i was looking for an orange paint that had alittle more red in it than chevy orange. looks like race hemi is what i may be looking for.
Posted By: GOLDENCOMMANDO
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/06/09 11:52 PM
Here is a closer picture.
Posted By: dodgeboy11
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/06/09 11:53 PM
Nope, you want street hemi orange. It's more red than chevy orange, but race hemi orange is just plain orange. Which I like.
Posted By: GOLDENCOMMANDO
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/06/09 11:55 PM
Posted By: hemi-itis
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 12:21 AM
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Nope, you want street hemi orange. It's more red than chevy orange, but race hemi orange is just plain orange. Which I like.
I also prefer the mopar performance RACE hemi orange.Just suks that a 1/3 of the spray cans are dead before ya pop the top 
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 12:25 AM
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anyone know the difference between the street hemi and the race hemi orange paint?
I dont know... my Crayon box only had 8 colors in it
(couldnt afford the big boxes)
Posted By: mopar dave
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 01:08 AM
ok, street hemi orange it will be. i'll call mancini tomorrow. thanks
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 01:12 AM
There were actually only two factory orange colors; Race Hemi Orange (used on any engine painted orange from 1962-1968) which was a pale pumkin orange, and Street Hemi Orange, a more reddish shade of orange which was intended to be used on any engine painted orange from 1969-1971, there may have been some late 68 engines that recieved the Street Hemi Orange color.
Any other shade variables people have come up with over the years have simply been to slight shade variations between batches of paint.
Any other shade variables people have come up with over the years have simply been to slight shade variations between batches of paint.
Posted By: fourgearsavoy
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 01:16 AM
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ok, street hemi orange it will be. i'll call mancini tomorrow. thanks
I use the Plasti-Kote brand from Advance,at least you get a full can that works
Gus
Posted By: dodgeboy11
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 02:15 AM
[quote I also prefer the mopar performance RACE hemi orange.Just suks that a 1/3 of the spray cans are dead before ya pop the top
I also like how you end up wearing some of the paint, no matter how hard you try to keep it off your fingers!
Also a good idea to put some good primer on first. The mopar performance paints don't seem to cover very well. I always buy one more can than I think I'll need. Took 5 cans to cover a 426 max wedge with cross ram intake! lol, then it took half a can to fix the browned paint on the valve covers from the heat of the manifolds after I ran it on the dyno!
I also prefer the mopar performance RACE hemi orange.Just suks that a 1/3 of the spray cans are dead before ya pop the top I also like how you end up wearing some of the paint, no matter how hard you try to keep it off your fingers!
Also a good idea to put some good primer on first. The mopar performance paints don't seem to cover very well. I always buy one more can than I think I'll need. Took 5 cans to cover a 426 max wedge with cross ram intake! lol, then it took half a can to fix the browned paint on the valve covers from the heat of the manifolds after I ran it on the dyno!
Posted By: Chris2581
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 01:54 PM
Plasti Kote is the best as far as spray bombs go.Rust Oleum also has engine paint,but I don't know who sells it.
Posted By: bonefish
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 02:10 PM
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ok, street hemi orange it will be. i'll call mancini tomorrow. thanks
I use the Plasti-Kote brand from Advance,at least you get a full can that works
Gus
Posted By: mopar dave
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 04:32 PM
auto zone and advanced don't sell plasti-kote anymore. i believe they now sell dupli-color. plasti-kote is all i would use, now its hard to find. i'm going to order from mancini this time.
Posted By: Big Wedge
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 05:53 PM
Be wary of the Plasti-Kote Hemi orange paint in spray bomb. It is more like a tint than opaque color. They changed the formula a couple years back and it does not cover like it used to.
Garth
Garth
Posted By: bonefish
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/07/09 07:13 PM
Quote:ive used the Dupli-Color as well,works great.
auto zone and advanced don't sell plasti-kote anymore. i believe they now sell dupli-color. plasti-kote is all i would use, now its hard to find. i'm going to order from mancini this time.
Posted By: 383man
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 12:34 AM
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Nope, you want street hemi orange. It's more red than chevy orange, but race hemi orange is just plain orange. Which I like.
Yes the cans dont work to good if at all. I got tired of half the cans of the MP paint not working so I went and just found a color that looked close and used it. This is Dupli-color I believe. Its very nice as it goes on thick and covers everything real nice. Ron
Posted By: ironjay
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 02:53 AM
We use to use an orange called (Omaha Orange) that might be close to the org hemi orange---
Posted By: Blues_Cuda
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 03:44 AM
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We use to use an orange called (Omaha Orange) that might be close to the org hemi orange---
1957 Omaha Orange is what we used on our NSS '64 Savoy.
Posted By: sixpakdodge
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 03:55 AM
Does anyone other than Mopar make Race Hemi Orange? Spray or brush on?
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 05:12 AM
Frank Badelson sells Race Hemi & Street Hemi Orange, as well as Chrysler Red, Blue, and Turqoise. He sells it in pints or quarts, it's a VERY high quality match to original
Posted By: sixpakdodge
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 05:13 AM
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Frank Badelson sells Race Hemi & Street Hemi Orange, as well as Chrysler Red, Blue, and Turqoise. He sells it in pints or quarts, it's a VERY high quality match to original
Thanks! I paint all of my motors Race Hemi Orange, gotta make the new 540 look pretty too!
Do you have his contact info? price?
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 05:26 AM
Posted By: mopar dave
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 08:31 AM
doc bug, which hemi orange is the orange on the right can?
Posted By: 360904
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 11:56 AM
What I found was Rust Oleum safety orange was very close to race hemi orange and the cans worked good and 1/2 the price
Posted By: cogen80
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 01:24 PM
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Frank Badelson sells Race Hemi & Street Hemi Orange, as well as Chrysler Red, Blue, and Turqoise. He sells it in pints or quarts, it's a VERY high quality match to original
is that the crap paint from gibson?
do your self a favor and go buy some nice high solids urethane and be done with it.. that stuff looks great and holds up great.
code for street hemi orange.. DUPONT CODE : 5067U
Posted By: justinp61
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 02:27 PM
This Centari enamel, Hemi Orange, it's not as red as the photo looks.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/08/09 04:26 PM
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is that the crap paint from gibson?
Yes, I'm pretty sure it's the same paint that Roger sells, they are business partners. I'm not sure what makes you come to that conclusion
I painted this engine in 1992, this picture was taken last year (this is a 67 street hemi so it's painted Race Hemi Orange). Paint was a spot on match to my original paint samples, went on and covered very well, and has held up beautifully for 18 years, what else could you want?
*The can on the right is 69-71 Stret Hemi Orange
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Posted By: mopar dave
Re: hemi orange paint - 12/09/09 06:00 PM
well i got the mopar street hemi orange paint from mancini and sprayed the block and timing cover. turned out real nice, but the color looks to be between street hemi and race hemi, not what i was looking for, but it will have to do. the paint went down real nice, but was alittle thin. i bought two cans and only used 3/4 of one can. its something different than anything i'v sprayed before, has a weird smell. looks nice and glossy, no issues here other than the color not being quit right.
Posted By: GODSCOUNTRY340
Re: hemi orange paint - 10/29/23 02:01 PM
Dupli-Color is a crap shoot, I've got cans that were so diluted is was like spraying water and took numerous coats to cover. I now use VHT Hemi orange, it covers great and dries fast, two coats and done.
Posted By: 375inStroke
Re: hemi orange paint - 10/31/23 07:13 PM
Aren't there four oranges used throughout the years? Race Hemi, early Street Hemi, late Street Hemi, and another orange used on the wedge motors?
Posted By: rickseeman
Re: hemi orange paint - 10/31/23 07:32 PM
Just the first 3 I think.
Posted By: johnzgarage
Re: hemi orange paint - 11/01/23 07:00 PM
since it was just Halloween , how about pumpkin orange ?
Posted By: cudaman1969
Re: hemi orange paint - 11/02/23 12:58 AM
Originally Posted by hemi-itis
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Nope, you want street hemi orange. It's more red than chevy orange, but race hemi orange is just plain orange. Which I like.
Easy fix for dead can, use the air line blower. Take the cans nozzle off, stick the plastic tube into the air chuck and push down, give a 30 second or more blast. Presto, pressure back in can. Do this on ANY spray can, PB Blaster, WD 40, carb cleaner
Posted By: moparx
Re: hemi orange paint - 11/02/23 06:21 PM
Originally Posted by cudaman1969
Originally Posted by hemi-itis
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Nope, you want street hemi orange. It's more red than chevy orange, but race hemi orange is just plain orange. Which I like.
Easy fix for dead can, use the air line blower. Take the cans nozzle off, stick the plastic tube into the air chuck and push down, give a 30 second or more blast. Presto, pressure back in can. Do this on ANY spray can, PB Blaster, WD 40, carb cleaner
i can say i have used this method on "dead" cans before, and it works.
