[Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?

[Matthew Post]

Dan,

Me too!  Me too!  If you get a chance, I'd love to see the pictures too.

-Matt

At 03:15 PM 10/31/2006, you wrote:
>I 'm too dumb to know how to post pictures, unless you can explain 
>it to me! I've never done it before! I know it won't work as an attachment.
>
>I will send you the pictures direct. The truck looks great. The 
>colors are unusual and they grab everyone's attention. We are fairly 
>sure the main color is 1994 Ford Light Santa Fe, the red we are 
>still unsure. After writing PPG and DuPont, both say scan the color, 
>although it's not perfect, it may confirm what we know! I have 
>checked with AJ Foyt Paints in Rosenberg, TX. They will scan the 
>colors for me. Jesse told me the pigments for Light Santa Fe, and 
>they do sound like what would compose the main color of the truck. 
>Copper, silver, pearl, and black and some others I forget!
>
>The pictures are on their way to you!
>
>Can anyone tell me how to convert a 10 mega pixel jpeg file to HTML?
>
>
>----------
>From: Andy Marchant [mailto:amarchant at villagegreenlandscapes.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 8:33 AM
>To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?
>
>Dan, any chance you can post the pics here?  I would like to see them too...
>Andy
>
>
>
>----------
>From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net 
>[mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of Jim Sullivan
>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 8:09 AM
>To: The Chevelle Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?
>Dan,  That is sooooo sweet.  I can see why you would want to keep 
>that color on the truck.  It's sharp.
>Thanks
>Jim
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:mascheck at intertex.net>Dan Mascheck
>To: <mailto:chevelle-list at chevelles.net>'The Chevelle Mailing List'
>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 6:30 AM
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?
>
>I've sent the pictures to you. As I said in the email the color 
>combination is so unusual and really grows on you! It has some minor 
>problems, but nothing that can't be solved and the price is right!
>
>
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>From: Jim Sullivan [mailto:jsulliv4 at rochester.rr.com]
>Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:17 PM
>To: The Chevelle Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?
>
>Dan,  Now you've got me curious also.  Would you please send a copy 
>to me as well.  I love old trucks.  Hopefully one of my next projects.
>Best of luck with the paint.
>Thanks
>Jim
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:mascheck at intertex.net>Dan Mascheck
>To: <mailto:rmpvsp at earthlink.net>rmpvsp at earthlink.net ; 
><mailto:chevelle-list at chevelles.net>'The Chevelle Mailing List'
>Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?
>
>It's on it's way. You'll see what I've been talking about in that is 
>so unusual, but yet fits the truck. I wouldn't have chosen the 
>colors, but they look perfect together!
>
>Dan
>
>
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>From: <mailto:rmpvsp at earthlink.net>rmpvsp at earthlink.net 
>[mailto:rmpvsp at earthlink.net]
>Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:06 PM
>To: The Chevelle Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?
>
>Dan,
>
>Please send me the same e-mail; I love the old trucks and would like 
>to see your new/old truck.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Rich
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Mascheck
>Sent: Oct 30, 2006 7:08 PM
>To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List'
>Cc: "Mascheck, Dan"
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?
>Thanks for the help Bill. I have sent you an email with pictures of 
>the truck. It looks great other than some small blemishes. I will 
>repaint the whole truck at some future time, but I need to touch up 
>the problems for now, plus I want to paint the truck the exact colors again.
>
>The first owner got a divorce and cannot be found. The second owner 
>came up with 1994 Ford Light Santa Fe number 4836. The color is so 
>unusual, and I like it very much and will repaint the whole truck as it is.
>
>Thanks for the help!
>
>
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>From: Bill Vander Werf [mailto:inthewind54 at bellsouth.net]
>Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 9:15 PM
>To: The Chevelle Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?
>
>Dan,
>
>I'm a PPG jobber. The color you are looking for really isn't an 
>issue. I use my PPG "Prophet" probably 8 to 10 times a day on the 
>average. I find that as long as I have the computer make a formula 
>in either Deltron DBC basecoat or PPG Global (my personal favorite) 
>I have a 95% hit rate.
>
>Granted, if you don't plan on blending your repairs, even if you 
>find the exact colors the truck was painted you won't get a 100% match.
>
>Paint chips aren't a true indicator of color either. I've seen 
>variations in color books produced by the same manufacturer.
>
>Color match can be affected by a great number of things. Spray gun 
>choice, different air cap / fluid nozzle combinations, air pressure, 
>solvent choice, environmental conditions, painter technique etc.
>
>The truth is; You and I could each paint something with the same can 
>of paint and end up with a visibly different color.
>
>Have a paint jobber read the truck with their computer and generate 
>a formula. Have them print you a copy of the formula to save and you 
>will never have to wonder about your colors again.
>
>
>Bill Vander Werf
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:mascheck at intertex.net>Dan Mascheck
>To: <mailto:chevelle-list at chevelles.net>'The Chevelle Mailing List'
>Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 4:07 PM
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?
>
>Rick the paint website helped. I sent it to the owner and he thinks 
>he knows the color. I will still get the color scanned to verify if 
>he is right in Rosenberg at  AJ Foyt's paint. We still don't know 
>the trim color, but we're working on it. One problem is viewing the 
>color on your monitor. I plan on checking the color chip out at a 
>local body shop tomorrow.
>
>I have also sent emails to PPG and DuPont. What will it hurt?
>
>Again <mailto:thanks!@chevelles.net>thanks!
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