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Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe
I have a question: Just how consistent were the factory colors? If in 1930 you took a door off a car made in January and put it on a car made in June, would the color match exactly? Likely not! So why all the fuss now about determining the exact shade when there was no exact shade?
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You also make an interesting observation. Nitrocellulose Lacquer paints were still in their infancy in 1930, and the Pigment technologies were everychanging, ...however what most people do not realize is that every component that was manufactured for the Model-A had a M-Specs (-material specification sheet) sheet on EVERY subcomponent of that item. For example, these M-Specs were so detailed in that it gave precise ingredients and mix ratios for every paint that was formulated. If it call for a certain pigment, it broke it down by each ingredient and the formula for that ingredient. When the buyers for Ford placed something out for bid, the supplier had to give data sheets on their product. On certain items the factory prints show they would give some latitude for the engineering department to make substitutes. Otherwise, all things had to match. Therefore, to answer your question, other than fading or environmental damage comparing a door made in January vs. June, they likely did match in tint and shade.