 Paint codes, where to find? |
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| Verruckt |
 Jun 9 2005, 06:17 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 716 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Midwest Member No.: 2,348  |
I would like to find some paint codes for the older porsches, 50's and 60's era stuff.
Anybody know where to find a site that might show the color swatch and give the code and name? |
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| McMark |
Jun 9 2005, 07:18 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
No color swatch, but try http://www.glasurit.com. From the color menu at the top, choose Search for a Formula.
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| Verruckt |
Jun 9 2005, 10:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 716 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Midwest Member No.: 2,348 |
BTDT
What I'm actually searching for, is the old silver that was used on the 550's and 356's way back in the day. It's kind of like arctic silver, but seems like it almost has a bit of blue to it. |
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| McMark |
Jun 9 2005, 11:09 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
From what I've seen of paint mixing, even if you find the paint code it's still up to the person mixing it to get it right. And if they don't carry OEM Porsche paint then the code is converted anyway. In that case, forget the paint code and go look at chip books or have them custom mix a color.
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| ArtechnikA |
Jun 10 2005, 05:37 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
when you see a line of those cars in original paint all next to each other at an event like a 356 Holiday or Parade concours, you see that there was a LOT of variation even in the original paints. and early metallics weren't very stable, so there's a good chance that if you could find an original-paint car now, it doesn't (still) look anything like it did 50 years ago. but check this out: John Willhoit's Paint Chart Page for a reasonable fee, John will spray a sample onto a 4x6 card and send it to you for your approval. |
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