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Originally Posted by 1930artdeco
I have heard the same thing about colors from the 60’s. Dad painted his Townsedan the correct color scheme in 67. But the rumor I heard was the DuPont had lost their codes and substituted a green for the copra and chicle drab. I have seen an original TS with the same combo and it way more on the brown side.
Side question for my own education. The color guide has chips but no codes. How does a paint shop make up the paint to the correct color? Do they have a database somewhere or do they scan the color chip?
Mike
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They scan the chip and mix some up. Some jobbers complain that the chip is too small for their scanner, others don't.
You take it home and spray a test panel. Prime the test panel with the same primer you plan to use on the vehicle. Color sand it out the same.
Compare test panel to the chip in the book out in indirect daylight. Bring it back to them to tweak if you do not like the match.