Paint Matching Question
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Burning Brakes
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Paint Matching Question
A friend of mine just bought a 1970 Convertible, base motor and Auto--anyway--the trim tag says Donnybrooke Green--yes its green but nowhere near Donnybrooke. Question-- the deck lid has some pretty good scratches from a poorly installed and removed hardtop and he would like to repaint the lid--the local auto parts store that has paint scanned it and came up with a sample color--not good match--tried stock Donnybrooke--not good either--any latest technology that could get a pretty close match???? Tried the seller--it was repainted before he inherited it from his passed father
SEMPER FI--1970 Dave
SEMPER FI--1970 Dave
Le Mans Master
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Take the car, or a piece of it, to a real automotive paint store and have them color match it. There are a couple of web companies that will do it also. I sent a plastic dash part from my 88 PU to a place in CA (sorry, couldn't find the name) and they matched it dead on. Cost a little extra but it was correct.
Found it, send them a 2x2" piece and they will match it.
http://www.paintscratch.com/
Found it, send them a 2x2" piece and they will match it.
http://www.paintscratch.com/
Last edited by Duke94; Jan 4, 2007 at 07:32 PM. Reason: Add info
Drifting
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You won't be able to see the color but this is an original donnybrook green dupont sample. These were used on the assembly line to verify the color. I checked it against an original donnybrook green car and its dead on. I plan on having the paint supplier match it. If I can get a formula in todays paint system, I'll pass it along.
BTW your right about the ordered color. I ordered a spray can to check, before I invested in a couple of gallons. Waaaaay off.
BTW your right about the ordered color. I ordered a spray can to check, before I invested in a couple of gallons. Waaaaay off.
Le Mans Master
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Here's paint codes, but he doesn't seem to think his paint is actually a stock color which means he may need a custom mix.
http://www.corvettepaintcodes.com/
http://www.corvettepaintcodes.com/
