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Discussion in 'Maserati' started by Quattroporte3, Jul 6, 2013.

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  1. Quattroporte3

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    #1 Quattroporte3, Jul 6, 2013
    Does anyone have (or know someone who does) a mixing formula for the blu sera as seen on the 5000GT posted here recently? It seems that Maserati changed formulas over time and between models, but I'd like to get a card sample in this color to compare against the 1980's version of blu sera.

    Last page of this thread: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/maserati/216653-62-maserati-5000gt-14.html

    That blue is stunning!

    Why? My car is almost ready for new paint, and while I really like the original blu sera it came in, the color on the 5000GT seems even richer and a touch darker, which I think would suit my car even better. I'm having a few samples sprayed on cards, and the shop has been having problems finding a mixing formula for the 1959-1960 blu sera (if even the 5000GT used this formula...)

    Walter - you said something about #036, was that the car number, or a reference to the paint (which is what the other poster had asked, as they were considering the same color for their Mexico)?

    Thanks!

    (and yes, I have considered the possibility that the color is actually identical to the one on my car, in which case it looks better because it's on a cooler car ;-). Would still like to know if the formula is the same though!)
     
  2. staatsof

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    #2 staatsof, Jul 6, 2013
    You need to find a modern formula that approximates those colors because typically the items used in the original formulas are NLA.

    I had paint matched by eye for my Espada last summer and it work great but it took them several hours and I ended up with 2 quarts instead of a pint because they kept adding this and that to adjust. After looking at the nature of my original paint they elected to skip using the computer matched approach. I have old acrylic lacquer single stage paint.

    As always, your results may vary ... ;)
     
  3. Quattroporte3

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    #3 Quattroporte3, Jul 17, 2013
    Thanks Bob.

    Unfortunately, I'm here and the car is in Wales, and where that fabulous 5000GT is, is anybody's guess.

    Martin Loge's restored Mexico (the green beast) appears to use the same color, as do several cars I've found on line.

    Judging from the color on my car, as well as a few others I've seen, Maserati changed the formula sometime around the mid-70's. The metallic flakes became bigger and the color a shade lighter. The paint codes on Ivan's site all list Mas 7301 as blu sera met., some with suffixes added. The "MM.D" code is 16.439 for all of them too, although there are two Salchi codes given, 106 A 18 for the Bora and Mistral, and 133 A 12 for the Ghibli.

    Personally, I really like how the 3500/5000/Mexico/etc earlier blu sera met contrasts against the leather interior and polished brightwork, and think it would look really good on a QP3. Maybe I'm mistaken (and by all means, if anyone has gone that route and regrets it, please let me know sooner rather than later!)

    Thanks!
     

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