RE: New Paint Job

[dlawson@ball.com (Dave Lawson)]

Hi Paul,

>Now that I have the engine purring I'm about to take the ol TQC in for a 
paint
>job. I've been told by some old timers that in Denver I should avoid clear 
coat
>paint jobs. Something about UV and excess heat build up dulling the 
pigment.
>Others have said that newer paint systems have eliminated this by adding UV 

>filters. Does anyone have any comment on this.

I don't believe that is the case with the new paint systems. Maybe with some 

of the paints long ago, but not with what is available today. In fact, I 
have an
86 coupe GT which I bought new here in Colorado, it's graphite(black 
metallic)
with a clearcoat. I have maintained the car and waxed it twice a year on a 
good
year. I think the paint looks great for a 10 year old car, no fogging or 
hazey
sections, and the clearcoat looks great. And this is with a factory paint 
job. All
in all it has held up very well.

>We've almost reached concensus on the color. Somewhere near the forrest 
green.
>I'm looking at '93 -96 Audi colors. Any helpful comments on the choice of 
color.

Hmmm... I had my 83 ur-quattro repainted lhasa green. It looks great. The 
shop
which painted it uses a Herberts Standox paint system. It comes with a 7 
year
warranty. My preference is that these cars look best in darker colors. Have 
you
seen a TQC in Amazon blue? It's kinda medium blue with some grey and just a
slight hint of green. It looked very good on the car I saw. I think Paul 
Timmermans
car is this color.

>I'm trying to resist the temptation to do something really radical (like an 
Audi
>tattoo on the forearm in matching color). I remember a '92 or '93 Coupe 
that had
>a beautifiul yellow. What say? Wouldn't a yellow bird of an Audi look rad! 
(This
>from a forty eight year old) Only trouble would be the attractive 
factor."But
>officer, how could you spot me from so far away?" I'm counting votes.

The often mentioned 'ginster yellow'. A rare color, for sure. In fact I saw 
one on I-70
last friday. Yup, it was, how shall we say, 'visible'.

>  Conservative or                (  X  )
>     Traditional Colors
>   Radical Colors
>   Yellows Etc.          (    )

If you would like to see a green TQC before you make the decision, let me 
know.
 -
Dave Lawson  dlawson@ball.com
Boulder, CO