1969 Camaro Brake Line Clips

[CamaroNOS]

Need some help here......

What color should the brake line clips be in the first picture? I have been told olive, is that correct?

If so, how does one duplicate the color?

Thanks

[69VN]

HBC appears to have these 5/16 clips dyed a green phosphate.

[Lynn]

Personally, I would not rely on any vendor for correctness on detail items like this. Terms like "technically correct" "assembly line correct" and "exact match" mean NOTHING, other than most people will never know the difference.

My biggest problem in trying to duplicate this color was finding enough original finish for the clues.

The few that still had color were degraded pretty bad. I had ONE that still had some decent color. Of course, I didn't keep that one untouched. Attached is one of my old unrestored ones showing just a little bit of color next to one I painted. I had extras that I pirated off an extra subframe back in the 90's.

I just got a can of the 500 degree ceramic based (at least that's what is says on the label - who knows what is in it?) rattle can by Duplicolor. If baked on, the stuff is incredibly hard.

The one on the right is Chevrolet blue engine paint. Actually Chrysler blue may be a better match. And if you can find some in the old Pontiac Blue, it would be close as well. Baked it for about an hour in the oven suspended with wire.

Also... just as an aside. There may have been two different suppliers for these, and if so, I suspect slight color variations. Most of mine have the anchor symbol, but some have a "4" in a circle logo.

[Nova Research Project]

Hello CamaroNOS,

As mentioned in the other clip post the 5/16" came in a transparent blue or green marking dye. It is not paint.

Anchor was the manufacture. 4 is the style (i.e. parts books would list 3952718 type 4 tang 5/16" pipe with 23/32" reach, Dark Green)

The blue is the same color as the one in the other post just transparent. The green above is a fair example of the green transparent dye. It is a bright green. Being transparent is why it appears so hard to match.

If you did not want to use marking dye, you would need to mix some clear model paint with some green to simulate the look. More clear than green. Just brush it on. The originals were dipped anyway so not a perfect finish.

One sort of close match would be the Testors 1601 Transparent Emerald Green Candy Spray Bomb. The top to the can is a good match. Just the candy throws it off in the actual paint. Pic below is close to the shade of green.


I have not tried it, but Transparent Green Jacquard Airbrush Paint might be close too.

hope this helps,
Greg

[CamaroNOS]

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