Bumblebee Paint Job

[blaSSt]

Originally Posted by Design1stCode2nd

I love the bumblebee look but no way am I paying $4k extra for paint.

I'm hoping the rally yellow is more yellow-orange than lemon yellow. Some photos make it look really good.

The Cobalt is available in Rally Yellow now. I expect it is the same color.

[Design1stCode2nd]

Originally Posted by blaSSt

The Cobalt is available in Rally Yellow now. I expect it is the same color.

Hmm thats a bit lemony for me, guess back to blue.

[Chemical]

I do not want a "transformers" car. I just want the paint job. Having Autobot symbols anywhere on the car 10 years from now will look bad/outdated/dorky/"trying too hard". I'll pay a max of $2000 for the paint, just as long as its professional.

[JEFF2010SSMANUAL]

I saw a yellow Cobalt, NO WAY. YUK.

[Txturbo]

Originally Posted by Chemical

I do not want a "transformers" car. I just want the paint job. Having Autobot symbols anywhere on the car 10 years from now will look bad/outdated/dorky/"trying too hard". I'll pay a max of $2000 for the paint, just as long as its professional.

I don't think a professional paint job for $2000 is realistic. I think I read somewhere that the Bumblebee paint was a 3 stage system. If that were done on the assembly line, it would mean it would cost a lot more than that because of the extra equipment it would take to add another stage.

[Hylton]

Originally Posted by fbodfather

We have no immediate plans to offer a Bumblebee Package --

There will be three cars specially painted (not at the plant) to fulfill the Transformers Contest.

Ladies and Gentlemen -- the cost of the Bumblebee paint alone approaches what some of you would be willing to pay....that does not include any prep or the painting itself -- or cleanup --

Bad move Scott.

[16yearoldcamarodriver]

I'd buy it, not immediatly, unless it came on the car.

[13F20]

OK every. I know that every one here wants the Bumblebee paint job on there Camaro. When fbodfather said it would be very expensive he was right. The camaro that was in the movie was constructed by Saleen. The body mold placed over a Pontiac GTO frame. The Paint was also done in-house as well. Every one keeps saying that the paint is Valspar sunrise, but it is not. It is a paint called Sunflair from saleen used on the S5S Raptor. The car is around 200K and the paint job is around 17-25K sorry guys.

[35th02ss]

I'm not sure how its a bad move on the General's part. Plain and simple fact is it just costs way to much to do from a production stand point. I'm sure someone like Tom would be willing to do it, but not for 2k.....

[RB43TD]

I keep reading these posts about how expensive it is for the Bumblebee paint job. I understand that if you wanted the same "paint job" as Bumblebee, then it would be very expensive. I get that. But why is it so hard to just offer the same "color" or very similar? Not the paint job, just the color.

I'm not in the automotive industry or automotive painting or anything like that so I'm certainly not the most informed. I just don't get why they can offer all kinds of different colors for this car (or any car out there) but an orangish/yellow is just out of the question.

So I guess my real question is - If they can make a bright red, dark red, blue, yellow, silver, gray, black, etc. colored car, why can't they offer a color smiliar to this Sunrise/Sunflair? Again, not the same "paint job", just the color itself. They obviously have to add different tints together to get the colors they offer now. Is it really that hard to add a few other tints to make the yellow they have now a little more orange?

[13F20]

Hey guys I just stumbled onto so info on another thread here. This info was even confirmed by fbodfather. The paint is called sunrise yellow. Look under Shimrin Paint. Made by Valspar. Code is PBC-30. Plus there is another person that clamed they have paint chip of the paint and aggress to the color appearance. I have asked for a copy to be mailed to me so I can see for my self. The father has spoken and I accept defeat with humility. The paint is around $70.00qt. I will show the paint chart I found. Look top left.


September 21, 2006
Here is the information we have been waiting for! If you haven't already seen it, pickup the November 2006 issue of HOT ROD magazine. There is a great story (with pictures) of Bumblebee in the making at Saleen in Troy, Michigan.
According to the story, there were two versions of Bumblebee built for filming. The first one was completed in 30 days and both done in less than 45 days. Fabrication was done at Saleen's 280,000 square foot facility in Troy, Michigan. Steve Minn, vehicle coordinator for the film, recommended Saleen because they had built the Cobras used in xXx.
GM looked to their inventory and found the current GTO was the closest to the concept Camaro in size. With data and some sections and wheelbase drawings from GM, Saleen began their fabrication. The two Pontiac GTOs came from GM's R&D fleet and Joe Miesak (Saleen) went to work.
The fiberglass bodies were cast using the same molds GM used to build the two concept cars.
The interior looks much like the concept Camaro because the dashboard shell covers the original GTO instrumentation and the seats and interior handles came directly from the GTO as well.
GM had a say in the paint work. Supplied by Valspar Automotive finishes, code PBC30 -- Sunrise Yellow, Bumblebees paint looks great!
They altered the original stripes planned by Saleen to more closely resemble the Rally stripes from the 1969 Camaro.

[carsismeZ06]

I'd get the BumbleBee paint job, but when I get my Camaro, I want to keep it stock. I don't want to customize it. (except for GM accesories)

[ucla1ove3]

yea the only change i wanna do is but camaro in the headrests. always wanted to do it. idk why just have

[pinkcamaro10]

yes, it is Sunrise yellow, i have the paint chip at home, and no paint job costs 17-25K.

I had my hubby look up the cost of the paint, and i posted it in another thread somewhere I dont feel like looking for it, but if you care that much you will.