[Chevelle-list] Custom Paint color?

[Dan Mascheck]

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: Dan Mascheck <mailto:mascheck at intertex.net>  

To: 'The <mailto:chevelle-list at chevelles.net>  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 thanks! <mailto:thanks!@chevelles.net>  

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