Ready to paint 914-6. 1110 L80E. Purchased two quarts PPG DCC.
To do trim out, both trunks, lids, engine bay. The more I sprayed the
Darker it looked. Called the paint store, young fellow said of course
I mixed it correctly. Went to storage build found 914 engine lid, looks
To be very original white (ivory). To my understanding all years 914
Light ivory was the same code L80E. Put drops of paint on junk lid, fresh
Paint darker. Sooo I recon I'll take this junk lid and have paint matched
To it.
Will have to respray early tomorrow or I will be screwed, it would be
Hell to have to resand all those areas for repaint .
Sorry to ramble, just wanted to see if any one had experienced
Thinking ivory was to ivory.

Thanks,
Bruce

The L80E can definitely look yellowish or dark compared to pure white; Porsche correctly named it ivory.

It can be a lot of things. Person who mixed it, paint brand, primer, etc. We had to paint an origional '76 turbo, 3 times because the paint was wrong, even though the code was the same each time.

I just consider it "off white"... but no, not brown... Here's mine next to a new, bright white jeep!

David,

Is that your dads car? His 914.

Charlie

Thanks Guy's,
Sorry for my whining this afternoon, just one of those days, try to tell my Dog but she didn't care, better to tell like minded people.
I normally spray a test panel the day be for painting, but I had no original colored pieces from this car(stalled restoration from years ago) To match it with. Just though if I gave the original code I would be correct.
So hope this post can do some good by saying check behind the Paint store and spray a test panel and check it, even if you have find some one else's original colored car. With the cost of paint and materials just can't take a chance.

Thanks again,
Bruce
914-6 (light ivory????)
914-4 (silver)
356A coupe (red)
356B notchback(Ivory)
MGTD (Ivory)

Amen. $1K a gallon for the good stuff.