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Old 07-18-2018, 06:38 PM
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Recommendations finding a reliably close match to 1977 factory 10 white appreciated. Thx.
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Recommendations finding a reliably close match to 1977 factory 10 white appreciated. Thx.
All of the major paint suppliers can cross over the color code to current basecoat/clearcoat products in their product line.

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I agree with lars.

That is such a common color.. I am sure every paint manufacturer will have that color formula...but that really mean as nothing due to the color they mix will more than likely need to be tinted to get it to match...if you are concerned about the color being a prefect match.

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Originally Posted by DUB
I agree with lars.

That is such a common color.. I am sure every paint manufacturer will have that color formula...but that really mean as nothing due to the color they mix will more than likely need to be tinted to get it to match...if you are concerned about the color being a prefect match.

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Yep I'm just wanting it to be close as I just need a little touch-up. But after some Googling it seems some which claim to be that color have widely differing sample colors shown on the website Check this one: https://www.paintscratch.com/touch_u...e-10-1977.html . Looks way too creamy colored. Just looking for a source that someone had personally used that had a "pretty close" match.

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I like Dupli-Color Scratch Fix 2 In 1 NG GM 338
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I like Dupli-Color Scratch Fix 2 In 1 NG GM 338
Right--good old Dupli Color--thx.

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The thing you might need to understand that looking at the color on a computer screen is not the same as what you may actually get.

Try the DupliColor and see how well it works of you for these touch up areas.

There are a million shades of white due to most whites use white, red oxide, yellow oxide, blue and black in them to make up the white in a varying ratios.....ergo...the million shades of white you can see on the road today.
Just because the paint can may read 'CODE 10' does not mean anything due to the variants that code 10 has.

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Originally Posted by LFOTremolo
Recommendations finding a reliably close match to 1977 factory 10 white appreciated. Thx.
http://paintref.com/paintref/index.shtml

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