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Buick Owens Paint Matching?
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Buick Owens Paint Matching?
This question is best directed to Dan Erlewine, since he has figured out how to match the blue color paint.
I got this 1969 Buck Qwens American in the shop after the owner’s Mother-in-law left it on a guitar stand in front of a window in the Phoenix area.. for 50 years. It came in just a bit melted and warped. As the discussion progressed I learned the owner wants it to play and look like it did when (he says) Buck gave this guitar to his father in law who was a record buyer for Tower Records back in 1969-1970 time frame.
So far I have no provenance to support that, because then I would not be painting anything on it.
So my question is: Can Dan remember how he mixed the blue color for the headstock? This would really help me and speed up a very slow process on this guitar.
Submitted with Respect and hoping for Dan’s response.
Scott Runde
Scott’s Guitar Shop
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I just had the Red and Blue color matched at a auto paint supply store. No guarantees but the blue worked out really well on my project. Obviously, there is a degree of “yellowing” from the Nitro clear coat. So your milage may vary.
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Hi Scott, it’s been 8 years my last Buck Owens and I think the first two I did I mixed Mixol blue with a tad of yellow, white, and black to darken it. Then, the last one I went to Walmart and found an aerosol lacquer that was so close that I used it. All the white binding and letters were silk-screened. I should probably go back to the silkscreen shop and get that screen now that I think of it. Thanks for asking me, and good luck! Dan
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Hi Scott, it’s been 8 years my last Buck Owens and I think the first two I did I mixed Mixol blue with a tad of yellow, white, and black to darken it. Then, the last one I went to Walmart and found an aerosol lacquer that was so close that I used it. All the white binding and letters were silk-screened. I should probably go back to the silkscreen shop and get that screen now that I think of it. Thanks for asking me, and good luck! Dan
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