In fact I AM going with original color an paint type - acrylic enamel, with the color being 1976 Medium Chestnut brown metallic. This of course makes all the painting "easier" since color is original, and, since the car is completely apart, no worries there....I can get at everything.
To date, all I have been able to paint were the engine compartment, radiator frame and cowl, but they turned out BEAUTIFUL, albeit with some dust in them. I do not have the luxury of a dust free environment, I'm gonna have to figure out the best way to handle that. The paint I used was Deltron, with reducer and hardener, the gloss on the paint is unbelievable - like I painted with plastic!
Along those lines, can anyone tell me - DUST - IF I get dust in the finish, can enamel be compounded like lacquer? Can it be carefully sanded after drying and then "rubbed out" with the proper materials to gain the brightness back?
I recall my '79 wagon with original enamel finish - I was able to compound it without any issues.
Chris