Color matching vs “correct” paint code based approach Options

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So while I was taking the doorhandle off the Arizona car it struck me just how pretty the Laguna blue paint was from the factory, and also that it is more muted than modern paint formulations.

That has me wondering if I’ll get a more original looking paint if I bring the door and get that paint matched from the inside factory paint versus going off a paint code. Will clot matching the inner door result in a more original pastel/muted/not overly shiny paint?

I talked to a paint guy and he said the moderns cleats are all so shiny it is hard to keep the finished job from being so modern looking.

Thoughts? Ideas?

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We had this issue when trying to duplicate the original color of my 1968 911 which was dark green metallic. It’s a less than 1% color and it changed in 1970 or so. The car had been repainted maroon and then black thru the years and there was little remaining of the factory paint. A friend had the old Porsche color chip book with the big chips that the painter used to color match. We also found a 3” by 12” section of the inner sill which was covered by carpet originally that the paint was intact. The toughest part to duplicate was the metallic flake that was used in the 1960s which has much smaller and less pronounced flake than modern colors.

The painter got a excellent match and the color is frankly, stunning. I can’t wait to show the finished product. Then onto the 914-6...

Charlie