Re: Paint Formulas

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/4/7 12:05:08

Pat, I think we've covered this quite a few times previously. Most paint companies already have current formulations available in today's pigments to match most of the automotive paints of the 50s and newer and they've presumably done the research to insure a correct match. Unfortunatly that's no very often the case for the paints of the teens, 20s and early 30s. I had no problem getting PPG paint in the correct colors for my 56 Carib. Also a couple of years ago I bought rattle cans of modern acrylic lacquer from Tower Paint for some small repairs on a 56 Packard, perfect match. Contact the research dept at the paint suppliers.

That not being available, I'd borrow something like the gas tank filler lid cover or fender skirt or similar from an unrestored car, carefully clean and compound it to remove surface oxides, and have it scanned.