Kona Blue is Gone Baby Gone!
5/11/11, 11:24 AM
#42
V6 Member
Join Date: February 25, 2006
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yes I can - there isn't. That's because it's a patented process (by Merck, which is a German chemical company). Now, maybe they could find a similar product, but at that point, it wouldn't really be the same thing and I'm guessing they would just formulate a different color with a new name. To be clear, this is just a component of the paint, not the paint itself.
Just got off the phone with the original source of the news about the discontinuation of Kona Blue and he said that it came out on a Ford bulletin. He said it was the same system they use to tell dealers about rebates, incentives, and other business. He is going to try and get me a screen grab.
Jimmy
Just got off the phone with the original source of the news about the discontinuation of Kona Blue and he said that it came out on a Ford bulletin. He said it was the same system they use to tell dealers about rebates, incentives, and other business. He is going to try and get me a screen grab.
Jimmy
5/11/11, 11:31 AM
#43
Cobra R Member
Join Date: January 4, 2011
Posts: 1,782
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Jimmy Pribble
Yes I can - there isn't. That's because it's a patented process (by Merck, which is a German chemical company). Now, maybe they could find a similar product, but at that point, it wouldn't really be the same thing and I'm guessing they would just formulate a different color with a new name. To be clear, this is just a component of the paint, not the paint itself.
Just got off the phone with the original source of the news about the discontinuation of Kona Blue and he said that it came out on a Ford bulletin. He said it was the same system they use to tell dealers about rebates, incentives, and other business. He is going to try and get me a screen grab.
Jimmy
5/11/11, 11:37 AM
#44
Bullitt Member
Join Date: October 25, 2010
Posts: 209
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Patented process indeed. Tell the Asians about patents and copyrights. Might as well go out and yell at the moon tonight. Can't understand why the small # of products that are manufactured here have to be dependent on vendors offshore that have been ripping off our R/D and technology for decades. Does anyone really believe that companies like Dupont or PPG can't whip up paint for a Mustang. Get real.
Last edited by atrain1975; 5/11/11 at 11:38 AM. Reason: profanity
5/11/11, 12:12 PM
#45
Cobra R Member
Join Date: January 4, 2011
Posts: 1,782
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by atrain1975
Are you aware of the fact that the term "japs" is offensive? If you do and you wrote it anyways, then you are a rectal sphincter. If you were unaware, then you are an idiot. Either way, I don't think anybody in Japan wanted an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster just to make it difficult for us to have cars in colors we like. It's just car paint - what's your problem?
5/11/11, 12:22 PM
#46
All I got from this is Kona, along with other colors, might be built less in the short term, but it's not discontinued. What surprised me is with the plant coming back online, they're still switching orders of Tuxedo Black and Redfire to other colors.
5/11/11, 12:40 PM
#48
V6 Member
Join Date: February 25, 2006
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Are you aware of the fact that the term "japs" is offensive? If you do and you wrote it anyways, then you are a rectal sphincter. If you were unaware, then you are an idiot. Either way, I don't think anybody in Japan wanted an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster just to make it difficult for us to have cars in colors we like. It's just car paint - what's your problem?
5/11/11, 12:45 PM
#49
Tasca Super Boss 429 Member
Join Date: December 18, 2010
Location: NorCal
Posts: 3,708
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
5/11/11, 12:48 PM
#50
GT Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 10, 2011
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 176
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
5/11/11, 03:07 PM
#54
GT Member
Join Date: November 17, 2008
Location: Cincinnati area
Posts: 135
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
5/11/11, 03:36 PM
#57
lotta youse in NY