Re: Looking for the "Perfect" Packard Engine Paint

Posted by PackardV8 On 2016/9/17 6:35:54

"What is Packard green??"
Best answer is from FredKanter in post #3 above.

There is no way after 30 years, let alone 50 - 70 years to determine exactly what is the perfect shade of ANY paint.

I have a paint job here from the 1970's that i did at my own hand and at my own eye. Used Dupont FACTORY pack Granada red.
Had a quart of it left over from the 1970's. The paint on the motorcycle (which spends 90% of it time in the garage (no sunlite) had oranged out alot over the 30-35 years. I haad to repaint a section of fender and it is most obvious that paaint on the bike had changed color.

This "correctt shade" aruguments had raged for 10 yearss among the "experts" during the 1990's. Even old suppliers with oem painted parts had parts that were quite different in shades of reds and blues.

Bottom line, 30 to 70 years later the best we can do is to try to match the paint as close as possible within reason.