Feeling Blue

I've been priming some of the blue parts I have over the past week. I plan on getting at least all the Dome pieces that need painting primed this weekend. There's a small chance of rain so not sure if I will actually get them all to final paint.

The so called "Krider Method" of painting is no longer quite the color I'm looking for since one of the colors in the formula is no longer available. Some people have substituted a different blue for the purple that was used in the original, but I'm not pleased with those results. Someone found what is called "Sonic Pearl Blue", which is the equivalent of Ford blue that is used on my Mustang. This was closer to what I was going for so I picked up a couple cans awhile back. A few people have been experimenting with using this as a base coat and the Anodized Blue from the Krider Method. I tried a couple different recipes and have come to a decision for what I'm going to use.

Although there is almost no discernable difference in the above photo, in person there is subtle variance. None of mine actually match the Ford as close as it looks. I guess human eyes are better than a 10 megapixel camera. I'm going with the far right method. Its a little more purple than the original Ford blue, but its the smoothest finish. In the right angle of sunlight it has a considerable amount metal flake.

So here are the cans if anyone out there wants to duplicate this method or try their own recipe. Primer and Gloss were from Home Depot/Lowes, and the Sonic Pearl Blue and Anodized Blue are from Advance Auto Parts.

Be sure and let the Primer dry 24 hours or so and wet sand any imperfections. Then only wait 15 minutes between all the coats of blues and gloss.