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Solar Red?
Is this the correct Solar Red? Not advertising this car in anyway. Just making sure the color is right. I like the hue of this color. It's a subdued red that compliments the interior color in my opinion. I'll be painting my car back to its factory Solar Red.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Pontia...53.m1438.l2649 Thanks, Bryan |
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I believe Solar Red was brighter red than that car. I do like the the color on that car as well, just not original in my opinion.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'll keep looking at the Solar Reds. I have a long way to go before paint. Rear driver quarter is done though. What a pain.
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This was my Solar Red GTO when it was less than a year old.
Photo in my signature was taken in the early 70s.
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Cool Thanks! That helps a lot!
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Remember, lighting plays a big part in how colors pop. It Could be Solar Red (which tends to have more yellow in it - brighter) but it certainly looks to match Matador red (more blue) from 1969. You need brighter light to discern but I lean more toward a brighter red for Solar. Camera can make a huge difference, as can sunlight....
Here's an example on a cloudy day of a 1969 Matador Red GTO for comparison http://www.tarheeltigers.org/1969-gto---red.html
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Are solar and cardinal the same color just renamed?
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Sorry Guys - I got ahead of myself. Cardinal Red is a 1970 color. Matador Red is a 1969 color - much different than Solar Red for 1968. Codes for Solar and Cardinal below
Here is a link to great pictures of a 1-owner original 68 Solar Red convertible http://www.2040-cars.com/Pontiac/GTO...ching--298356/ Here are links to paint codes from GM and the major paint suppliers for the two 1968 Solar Red: http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcod...or=Solar%20Red 1970 Cardinal Red: https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorco...et+Paint+Codes
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This is the car photo I always associate with solar red. Love the color, definitely my favorite red.
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isn't solar red, basically huggar orange for chev in 1969? it is true the solar red at night can look red. camera , light play a big role. however matador red is red full time all the time. from what i gather.
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No. Huggar orange is the exact same paint as 69 Carousel Red for Judge. Solar Red for 68 is a true red. Solar uses a yellow-hued red vs 69 Matador using a blue-hued red. Solar is absolutely RED and bright. Matador is more subdued. They are different ends of the Red spectrum. BUT...nothing close to Orange.
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Another question - What color primer should go underneath Solar Red? I've heard that primer can affect the appearance of the top coat.
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That old cat seems like quite the character
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Photo was taken at my grandmothers house in coastal Oregon early 1969. She lived across the street from a state park, where people would dump their animals. She probably was feeding over a dozen cats a day. Some of which liked a warm hood on a cold Oregon morning.
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