JRHAWK9's 2008 Chevrolet Corvette

2008 Corvette Z51

About this Current Vehicle:

Picked this up June 9th 2008 from EVS - Random Lake with only 4 miles on it. It was built on May 27th 2008. Took delivery of it looking like it just came off the truck, with all the protective plastic everywhere, as I wanted to do my own cleaning of it.

I got some pictures up finally, but this color SUCKS for taking pictures. I hated the color when I saw pictures of it and actually preferred the Atomic Orange. Then I saw them in person and the Atomic Orange was too orangish (not copperish like Sunset Orange is) for me and then I liked this blue in person. It's a lighter blue than I normally like, but it has has all different shades to it depending on the light. It also has quite a bit of metallic in it.

I found out why this color looks so different under different lighting conditions. Below is what I found out:

"As others here have stated; because of the 2'nd stage JSB tint coat, lighting conditions will absolutely change your visual perception of the exterior color. JSB is a 3 stage paint system with the second stage tint coat being very akin to a custom pearl coat. If painting a panel piece in JSB; 3 coats or 5 coats of Jetstream Blue base coat will produce virtually the same color hue and saturation. When the second stage JSB Tint Coat is sprayed over the base coat; the amount of tint coat is what creates the refractory elements thats causes the JSB color hue and saturation to change based on light absorbtion. The vast majority of factory paint finishes are single stage paint jobs consisting of primer, base color coat and then a clear top coat. Jetstream Blue is very akin to an aftermarket 3 stage Pearl Coat which would consist of a primer coat, a colored base coat, a tinted pearl clear coat and then a final clear coat. The tint coat consist's of a very diluted or reduced base coat, the metallic flake and clear coat. Aside from the factory primer coat; our car receives a JSB colored base coat, an application of JSB Tint Coat and then it is followed by a clear hard coat."