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L87 not coming out as I had hoped

Just came from the painter, he has finished the grey interior it looks great.  Then he showed me the engine bay and the trunk painted L87.  It did not look "right" or look white at all.  It looked...

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Hey Scott So you're not seeing things. My paint guy brought me the first batch of L87 he mixed for me and it too had that greeny tint to it. I immediately knew this was not the "true" L87 color that I...

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They do look more different when they're inside, such as in a dark garage. When mine was sprayed, the guy phoned me up in a panic because to him, the paint had a grey tinge - he broke it to me gently...

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I'm sorry to hear that you have issues with the paint. This type of concern does come up pretty often. You see, L87 perlweiss is a very unique color that, while not actually "pearl", it does look like...

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Re: L87 not coming out as I had hoped

It's probably the right color, Scott. Our senses tell us it's wrong until we see the finished car out in the light. This has happened to nearly everyone, and we've seen threads like this one countless...

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Re: L87 not coming out as I had hoped

I don't know. It shouldn't look greenish in natural sunlight.

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Re: L87 not coming out as I had hoped

He didn't say the painter showed it to him in sunlight.

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Re: L87 not coming out as I had hoped

My suggestion is to spray a small part like the license plate beak and let it dry.  Then compare it in the same light next to another Herbie if you know of one around or just see if the result looks...

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I had issues with my paint supplier. They sent me an extra Litre of Grey primer but labled the tin L87 VW White. I complained as I sprayed something and it was primer... They then sent me another tin...

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Thanks for the input guys, I have to leave again Monday so I will have to wait till March to see the finished body in the sunlight. I live in a blackhole of nothing cool called Clarksville, TN so no...

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Re: L87 not coming out as I had hoped

Could he not send you photos of the progress ? You still wouldn't be able to see it for yourself but at least you'll have some idea of what it's looking like.

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Re: L87 not coming out as I had hoped

Photo's won't do it. Too much color variences in printers, monitors, etc. He'll have to see a painted part in natural light to really determine if it suits his vision.

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Re: L87 not coming out as I had hoped

Yeah, that's true.

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Re: L87 not coming out as I had hoped

Send your car to Dann Craven and your problems will be over.

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Re: L87 not coming out as I had hoped

Could'nt of said it better my self, Phil

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