I am debating on a new color for the bird, it is hugger orange now but that is more of a camaro color. I have 2 things in mind, 1 a metallic blue 2 original verdoro green. I was wondering if anyone out there has VERY good pic of there car in verdoro green they can send me as I have never seen the color very well. I have only seen small spots on my car where it still trys to shine thru.

Hugger orange is definitely a Camaro color but carousel red is a great Firebird color.

Seriously, go to Geoff's On Line Show on another part of this website http://firstgenfirebird.org/show/index.mv to see hundreds of 1st Gens of all colors.

Here we go again... :rolleyes:

yeah, the Chevy "hugger orange" was called "carousel red" on 69 birds....

In my taste a Verdoro green is very nice , either w parchment or black interior...

I`ll send you a site that has just about all colors on it...but need your email address so I can attach it ., maybe I`ll try to attach it to 'private message'?If you dont get it , send me your email,, mine is bsefeldt@mhinc.com

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didnt let me 'paste' on the 'private mail' , so here`s the site
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hope you`ll find what you need...

don't think there are any '69 verdoro on the online show here. they were the darkest. the 67s were the lightest.

i found several 67 and 68 verdoro, and 1 68 vedoro.

i tried seaching just 'geen' i mean, 'green' because it spells easier, and didn't get much vedoro or verdoro.

anyway, the point is, it was a different shade for each year. (and i really did write 'geen' until i proofread. d'oh)

I have always like the color green. The small pices I can see on my car that are still green looks like it has a bit of metallic in it is this correct?

Some people really hate that Verdoro Green, but when it is not faded out it really looks good, IMHO. Verdoro Green with a black vinyl roof is a sweet combination. Couple it with a pearl/parchment or black interior and I'm hooked!

Paint the car whatever color YOU want, besides, you are the person who owns it, do what you want to the car, just don't put a chevy engine in it (yuck!)!

Steve

And if you INSIST on keeping that Chevy motor, paint IT green. For envy.

Q

LOL, I almost had to clean my coffee off the screen after Q's last post....

Don't worry this bird will never see a cevy motor in it. I am realy thinking of going with the verdoro green but need to see it in person an a bird. The metallic blue was to make the wife happy as it is her favorate color. Maybe I will see a green bird at a show somewhere.

Stephen

April Gold!

Its original paint scheme, and you'll be the only one in your state with it.

I saw an 04 RA grand am in Fusion Orange Metallic, looked awesome. I think that will be on my bird when I paint it.

this is going to sound boring, but I think white is an awesome color for a 69 bird because it has the black gasket on the front nose piece. white also looks great if you are running ralley II's with white lettered tires. it can work with just about any color interior too!

Yes those lovely black gaskets, it seems every 69 bird I have had someone has just painted right over them including the one I have now. Anyone know how to remove paint without destroyiny the black rubber cushions?

Check this out. Not really my colour but...
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Gerry

firebirdcrzy: Remove the gaskets. Of course, you have to take the plastic peices off. You don't have to pull the nose peice to remove them. Don't qoute me on this, but if I recall corectly, you must pull the bumper and the headlight buckets. And I think that you can get the outar corner by snatching the gasket back.

After you get them off, gently scrape whatever paint you can with a sharp exacto knife or razor blade. (This is something that takes quite a lot of time. When I did it, replacement parts weren't available. Also, I'd stay away from thinner as a cleaner.)

If the paint is impregnated into the rubber, or you cannot scrape it, you can wet sand it out with #220. Any damage you do while scraping, you can sand it out too. I don't remember what grit wet paper I used for the final sanding, but I think it was #600. Then again, I may have used #1000 or #1200

You can also repair the rubber too with black silicone. Clean the dog crap out out of the part with detergent. Next, make a dam as a holder for the area. Squirt some silicone into the area, making sure that you don't overlap onto the undamaged rubber. Take some hock (hock works wonders on silicone) on your finger and mold the silicone to the correct shape..

Tip: make your mold/dam so that it protrudes past the back line of the gasket. That way, you can cut the edge flush with the gasket. You cannot overlap the silicone (well, I guess you can overlap it if you're not worried about cosmetic appearnce) onto the undamged area. Otherwise, it will have a reapaired appearnce.

You cannot trim/shape the silicone without it being an obvious repair, so you may have to redo it a few times. If so, remove and try again before the silicone sets up.

it doesnt look quite as bad in pink as it ought to. i guess that is because it is a firebird.

i thought playmate of the year got a cougar in '68.

Ah! Back again--short term memory loss! Must be overexposure to solvents. Shoot me an email address and I'll send you a picture of my 9 wearing 1987 Cadillac STS metallic red. It's not the best picture, but it will help give you decide. Then again, maybe it will make the decision harder.

I know this is gonna sound crazy but go on e-bay and check in the diecast section under Lane and there they have a 68' in verdero green. i have two of these cars and the colors are pretty close to me so the verdero green one should be too.just thought it may give you a better idea of the colour plus it has a vinyl top too like someone else mentioned would look good with one.or go to a hobby shop that carries them and ask to see one? anyways just trying to help the cause! goodluck. any firstgen looks good in any color!

If you have some Firebird buddies, get a color scheme going , my closest two bird buddies have white and blue cars, so when we pull in together , its red,white and blue , pretty neat!

and when I cleaned my rubber gaskets that previously were painted body color , I had them sand blasted, worked like a charm...

sand blasted, wow so the gaskets are fairly hard rubber not soft? I have never had them off so I don't know exactly how they felt

pretty hard rubber, you can prob. stick your finger in under one at the edge of the hood and pull , feel it , its very solid....
of course, I did mine in a sand blasting cabt , not using the big industrial blaster!