E-Type Green

The shade of the green finish of the Jaguar E-Type

Number Five is a paint range that does not mix its shades to military standards but to particular period car finishes. With car models that is a fundamental difference: a generic green from a standard palette always looks a little off next to a photograph of the real car, while a shade derived from the original matches. This one is tied to the Jaguar E-Type, the British sports coupe of the 1960s whose green finish is among the best-known color combinations of its day. The paint is supplied in a bottle in a state ready for spraying.

Use

• Stir the bottle thoroughly before use, the pigment settles at the bottom.
• Spray in thin coats and let each become tacky before the next, because one heavy coat runs.
• Thin and clean with the thinner of the same brand, because mixing in another chemistry is a risk with lacquers.
• Prime and polish the body first, because green shades bring out every flaw.
• Once dry, cover it with a gloss varnish, because only then does the depth of the shade come out.

Who it is for

The paint is for car modelers who are building a particular car and want a shade matching the real subject. Working with it calls for an airbrush and for a mastered surface preparation, because on a gloss body everything under the paint shows.

Keep it tightly closed, out of reach of children and away from sources of ignition. Ventilate thoroughly while spraying and use respiratory protection.