flash2042

Not happy with how my engine came out with this product. It looks like Ford blue to me. I've already ordered Pontiac Blue in hopes that it comes out a bit lighter. Maybe someone else can comment on this?

Link to paint on Amazon:
Picture of my engine, with unpainted valve cover for comparison:

gearhead141

I looked at a lot of other photos on Google Images and your paint color is pretty much spot on for GM Corporate Blue. That valve cover color looks more like the color Buick used to paint their engines. Pontiac blue would be a bit more pale in appearance. And that would be the engine color from the sixties and into the early seventies. The metallic blue is something different altogether. I did find a photo of a 1963 Pontiac engine that was painted the same color as your valve cover.

flash2042

I did a double-check on this. My camera shows this picture quite a bit brighter than it really is in person. It does that with the new paint I put on there as well. Maybe the flash has something to do with it. Either way, it matches Ford blue very very close. I stand by my review.

paulo57509

You're not the only one that has mentioned this difference in color shade.

Some think it's because of age and heat cycling. However, this post may shed some light on this.

http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=193752

You might want to do your own web search for this. I'd try Corvette forums in particular as that crowd is typically picky about correctness.

Good luck in finding any NOS correct paint at a dealership (P/N's are in the attached link).

flash2042

So, I ended up going with Pontiac Blue. Here's what I used: http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0487&ppt=C0171

Here's how it came out. Very happy with it.

Joe Tag

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Mind if I ask why you are so particular about the blue when it's not the correct engine color anyhow? I believe 83 was when they went to black.

flash2042

Sure. Lots of parts under the hood are going to be black. A blue engine will stand out more. The blue is much closer in production years than orange would be. An 83 is only a year off. Plus, I think blue would look better here than orange.

makingPAIN

here is a orange one for ya I just put in my car I really like it with all the black parts

makingPAIN

and another of mine. you gotta post a pic when your finished I was gonna do blue but I didn't know if I would like it after it was all installed

flash2042

I'll be sure to do that. BTW, I like your overflow tank

BASSETT IROC 85

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The first can you had looks like Chrysler blue that was on a 318 in my 1972 Plymouth.

norton750

I'm going with Pontiac blue too. just for a change from Chev orange. The car is a Pontiac after all