JoeCool66

Ok.. after a loooong project we are finally ready to put some color on the ’66. It’s supposed to be Laguna Blue. Problem is my painter called me late today because he is not satisfied with the way a color sample he mixed up looks on a sample panel. He’s using Spies Hecker which I understand is excellent quality paint. I haven’t seen the test panel yet but I really have nothing to compare it against.

I did a little research and found the color code cross reference:
1966 978 Laguna Blue Metallic
Valspar Code L1718
PPG Code 13188
DuPont Code 4710
RM Code 1826
SW Code -
MS Code 7806
Azko Code GMA66:978
WA Code 3522


Tomorrow I’ll take a look that the test panel but I don’t have access to a color chip chart or an original car to compare. What do I do? How can I best be sure I will match the original color?

Gimme1MoreC1

Joe, I have a rear exhaust panel from my 66 Laguna Blue car (I installed sidepipes a few years ago). You are welcome to borrow it. Some of my car appears to have original paint, and this panel could be. Also, it didn't receive a lot of sunlight under the rear bumpers, so should be a good test panel. PM and we can get together. I'm in West Palm but work in Dade a lot M-F.
Joe

mike coletta

Joe,
I did an original 66, one owner car a couple of years ago. The PPG formulation (lacquer), was right on the money. The car still had original paint, so we were able to do a good comparison. Good luck.

Mike Coletta

JoeCool66

Let me tell you what has happened… I saw the Spies Hecker sample paint and although it was a nice looking color it wasn’t right; way too blue-green. Apparently Spies has three Laguna Blues and the others were darker or bluer but this was ‘the most popular’. So I contacted a CF member who had posting info on Laguna and he sent me the formula for a more corrected version from PPG. I had my guy mix up a batch for comparison.

I also was able to hook up with a bunch of nice guys in the Stingray club here in south Florida. One has a Laguna Blue that has passed NCRS judging. Another let me borrow his 1966 color chip chart.

Bottom line, the PPG is an excellent match (Spies is definitely way too blue-green). My new friend with the ’66 Laguna had the headlight bezels original paint and those matched real well. Good color and good match on the metal flake. The color chip is a bit darker but it is 44 years old after all.

Thanks for the help guys. This was a crucial step in the paint project and a misstep could have made this project go REAL BAD….real quick.

I’m going with PPG…

Bearzerker

Hey JoeCool

I'm doing up a laguna blue 427 with factory A/C...
how long was your project before you could paint?

I need to build a mount to put the body on...
I was thinking of a rotisserie but its only one car...
a wooden one would probably be more practicable.
any ideas or suggestions?

going to need advice on the best Laguna blue I can get, because my coupe was painted white then baked
with chickens and pigs and other happy critters in a barn for a long *** time...
The PPG paint code 13188 was this the code you used?
or did you tweak your PPG colour further?
or did you find & use the prophet formula?

any advise you can give would be glorious

cheers

Bear


this is the laguna blue resurrection project i got happening & spent the better part of two summers building a home for her
and a workspace for me to do my thing

Revfan

Laguna Blue is absolutely my Favorite mid year color, congrats to you guys for getting these cars back in their original colors!