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It's a Chrysler color that is used on the Dodge Ram, Dodge Durango and more Mopars called "Intense Blue Peal Metallic." The paint is a Dupont Chromasystem two-stage.
The Beginning: June 2002
Vinyl top peeled away, trim removed, hood was removed and I had to move the car to the middle bay with a single floor jack with just myself.
Teardown: Fender off. You can see the original charcoal/pewter color.
Discovering old patchwork and body filler.
Fender in etching primer.
The Driver's side door off which luckily didn't have any rust to repair. The inside is stripped and ready to prime.
Laying the etching primer.
This is what makes the Monte Carlo; the six-foot hood.
Decklid/trunklid and a few spot repairs.
Taillight and headlight extensions prepped, sealed and ready to be cut-in.
This is the guide coat process. Any spray bomb paint, usually black, is lightly sprayed on the panel and then block sand the whole panel to remove most of the guide coat. If there is any places where there is still black spray paint, then you have what's called a "low spot" there which needs to be filled with body filler. If the primer starts coming off while sanding right away, then you have a high spot or area to repair, which could also be around the perimeter of a low area, which is what you have to determine by feeling the panel.
Spraying the quarter panel in sealer.
Quarter panel complete, until it gets replaced...
