1994 Corvette C4 Coupe - 1 of 92 - wip
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18 9 June 2019, 21:00
Christian W AuthorSome more information:
The color code for the copper metallic is WA136A (DuPont: B9421; PPG Code: 4808)
An overlook of the color codes by year for the Corvete C4: corvetteactioncenter../c4_paint_codes.html
Another link selected by C4 1994: paintref.com/cgi-bin..year=1994&con=oy
Googlesearch results: google.com/search?q=..orvette&tbm=isch ; on some pictures you can see how difficult it was to paint. Some front ends have little other color like the rest of the car.
This color looks incredible on the C4.
13 September 2021, 10:59
Bob HallIn Texas, It's just called Burnt Orange ! LOL! C-man, Your Vette obsession rivals my Mustang one, Looking forward to another beauty from you !👍
1 15 September 2021, 04:18
Christian W Author🙂 I found three Copper Metallic-isch Corvettes and I think, it will be a nice addition. When you go through the years, there are so many nice colors. I can not build them all. But a bunch of them I'll do.
I never thought, zhat I will be fixed on to the Corvette that much. I have to concentrate to the basic project again *lol*
15 September 2021, 04:23
Christian W AuthorAfter completing the chassis and preparing everything to paint, I grabbed the body for the paintjob. Sanding, filler and it's copper metallic. Curiously it looks more copper than orange like the real thlng. But: I've ordered the right color and going with it. A second layer of clear cote follows and I'm loading up some pictures of the current status of the chassis
30 October, 10:10
Christian W AuthorThanks. I'm a little disappointed because it doesn't look like the original. Like i wrote: the original looks pretty much more orange. My model kit is definitely cooper 🙂 But it's the right color. So...
30 October, 10:26
Bob Hall1 of 92 ? Is that how many GM made or knowing your love of the Vette, is that how many your building ? LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
30 October, 14:35
Christian W Author*lol* I don't have that many Corvette in my shelf - of the C4 *lol again*
30 October, 14:55
Bob HallNot from a lack of trying, right ? LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 30 October, 15:49
scaleffectYou might try a very light coat of clear orange to tint the color a bit more like the photo, but if you've already cleared it maybe it's not worth going back at this point. It's a beautiful color, never seen one like that before
1 30 October, 16:56
Christian W AuthorThank you! I'll keep that tip in my mind and will try it with a voluntary sacrifice *lol* That sounds logical.
I stumbled across this color at an auction and liked it immediately. I'll just leave them as they are. They look good this way too, even if they don't have that orange shimmer.
30 October, 19:00
Album info
"Copper Metallic" (WA136A)
"Ten different exterior colors were available for '94, with only 116 of the 23,000+ Corvettes painted in this color, easily making the rarest color offered. In fact, when producing these cars in the Bowling Green factory, Chevrolet determined it would be especially difficult to match this color consistently on the various body panels. After only three days, the decision was made to pull the plug on this color after only 91 coupes, 24 convertibles, and possibly one ZR1 were built."
So: let's do this. As there are only 92 Coupes out there, I named my album this way.
