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Post by indycals on Aug 23, 2023 23:57:10 GMT -5
Back in May I visited the Vintage Indy Registry shops. They had just restored Dario's 2002 7-Eleven Big Gulp car. Mike Lashmet who runs the Registry told me that the green they used is Fluorescent green. Now anyone who's seen those cars in person knows that green is bright, but doesn't hit your eyes like a traditional fluorescent color. Today I saw a can of paint at Michaels that looked just like the color I saw back in May - and it too is called Fluorescent Green, so I bought it to see what it looks like - and it was spot on! it's an acrylic and seems to work well with lacquer thinner.  |
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Post by 2lapsdown on Aug 24, 2023 9:18:21 GMT -5
How appropriate you would find it at Michael's.
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Post by Calvin on Aug 24, 2023 9:26:53 GMT -5
Don't call the store Mike's, it's Michael's. 😉
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Post by GrandPrecision on Aug 24, 2023 12:13:04 GMT -5
As seen in the below linked Getty image, how was the green on Dario's helmet significantly brighter than the car if the car itself was any level of brightness near fluorescent green? I would say if someone had a access to a Kool helmet visor from 2002 era, the car is the same as that green. www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/dario-franchitti-of-scotland-sits-in-his-car-before-heading-news-photo/51688277That being said, thank you for sharing as that would be nice to try on a Danica/Hinchcliffe GoDaddy car, as opposed to the typically darker/mint fluorescent greens that are out there. |
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Post by indycals on Aug 24, 2023 12:42:09 GMT -5
The neon on Dario's helmet is a true neon. The green out of this can does NOT look neon at all and it looks brighter in the above photo than it actually is because it's taken under a bright light. But it is a nearly exact match to the car. In fact it doesn't even fluoresce under a black light. If I was looking for a true fluorescent green paint, I'd be taking this back for a refund.
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Post by GrandPrecision on Aug 24, 2023 13:24:23 GMT -5
The neon on Dario's helmet is a true neon. The green out of this can does NOT look neon at all and it looks brighter in the above photo than it actually is because it's taken under a bright light. But you would agree that the car color matches the helmet visor strip, correct? |
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Post by indycals on Aug 24, 2023 13:45:55 GMT -5
It should but I didn't see the helmet and car together. It's always possible it could be like the orange on the PNC car - there's more than one shade  |
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