Area 51 paint issue!!

[smittymike19]

To me this looks nothing like baby blue....

Much closer to baby blue than what the dealer has. Lol

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[Ksjrb03]

Did you apply a clear coat? That’s going to brighten it up.

Yes, 3 coats.

 

[Silver-Bolt]

Try Toyota Cavalry Blue.

 

[Ksjrb03]

To me this looks nothing like baby blue....

Everyones first comment when they see the toy Bronco is, why would you buy a baby blue Bronco. I won't lol. The color does not photograph well.

 

[GaryB2220]

I wish cyber orange looked like those paint swathes. Glad area 51 does not look like the swathe. Concerned velocity blue won't look as good as the raptor pictures and renderings. It's so widely available across nearly every ford model that it has lost a little bit of its charm for me on the bronco. Of course that may change when someone finally gets a picture posted on here of a bronco in vb

 

[FTBronco9]

This is a new pic from my dealer. This looks baby blue. Nothing like the roadeo pictures. So damn frustrating. I don’t want a baby blue. I was hoping it was closer to a steel grey/blue

 

[srick76]

It’s baby blue. I ordered paint for the yellow RC.

This looks exactly like the pics we have seen and you ordered this paint same as the poster did?

 

[Ksjrb03]

This looks exactly like the pics we have seen and you ordered this paint same as the poster did?

I ordered a rattle can of A51 and clear coat from https://www.automotivetouchup.com

 

[srick76]

I ordered a rattle can of A51 and clear coat from https://www.automotivetouchup.com

Strange your looks so close to the pics we've seen and his looks WAY off. Maybe they changed the formula and his is the old one?

 

[shoelessjoe]

Long story, bear with me. I’m rebuilding my 72 bronco. I’ve decided to paint it Area 51 based on all of the amazing photos floating around here. I call a Ford dealer and they give me the code “ku”. I call my local paint supply store and they say they have ku and it says it’s Area 51 by Ford 2021. Things are going well. I go pick up a sample (thank god) and the sample is super dark. Weird. It matches the color on her screen. So I head to the Ford dealer and ask for a pamphlet for the paint colors. He hands me a pamphlet that shows Area 51. Problem is, it’s dark. Like charcoal gray dark. He then pulls out a book that has 8x11 sheets of the color. Again it’s charcoal gray. He shows me the online selection and again it’s very dark.
I’m not saying it’s slightly darker I’m saying the colors don’t look like they are related. Anyone know what’s up?

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/touch-up-paint/ford/2021/bronco/

 

[smittymike19]

This is a new pic from my dealer. This looks baby blue. Nothing like the roadeo pictures. So damn frustrating. I don’t want a baby blue. I was hoping it was closer to a steel grey/blue

I like to look at the sky in photos to see how much saturation the camera added. Looks like it added quite a bit. I took the saturation down to what I’d say is a somewhat reasonable sky color..

 

[smittymike19]

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/touch-up-paint/ford/2021/bronco/

So I just called automotive touch up and they are saying their formula has yellow and violet whereas the place I had mine mixed had just two blues. Sounds like a different formula. But keep in mind, my paint looks exactly like the dealers which is this color:

 

[FTBronco9]

I like to look at the sky in photos to see how much saturation the camera added. Looks like it added quite a bit. I took the saturation down to what I’d say is a somewhat reasonable sky color..

I like what you did there. I think I’m gonna have to drive down to see it in person.

 

[Ksjrb03]

So I just called automotive touch up and they are saying their formula has yellow and violet whereas the place I had mine mixed had just two blues. Sounds like a different formula. But keep in mind, my paint looks exactly like the dealers which is this color:

I’m not sure the differences, but I do know my toy bronco painted with the automotive touch up rattle can looks exactly like the Bronco sport A51 at the dealer down the street.

 

[lobbs611]

Just like when you're painting the walls in your house it almost always looks darker in the can than when it's applied.

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