Re: Packard Blue Crossreference?

Posted by Jeremy On 2008/9/4 18:30:10

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate the information.

What I've found is what you (collectively) have said. Dupont does not have 1946 "Packard Blue" mixing instruction for their current paint lines. Their Color Library person scanned a paint chip and sent my local Dupont dealer instructions based on the scan. The resulting paint is unbelievably black, at least on a small panel. My body shop is going to spray it on a larger panel this weekend but they (and I) are doubtful it will be recognizable as a blue.

The body shop asked me to go to the PPG dealer who gave me a stack of color books. Out of 1000s of colors I chose two of the darkest blues, a VW blue and a Nissan blue, both solid non-metallic. My body shop sprayed those today but they are not dark enough. So, it looks like I'm going to need to go custom with the color, maybe approximating the 1946 Dupont "Coral Blue." At least it looks like blue on the paint chip, unlike the "Packard Blue" chip. The body shop will have samples of all of them this Monday.

44 years ago I had a 1946 Packard that was "Packard Blue" and I remember the color, more or less. The problem is that that most of the Packards that are blue nowadays have been repainted so it is really difficult to come up with an example of the exact color, again because the paint chip in my Dupont folder looks virtually black.

Thanks again!

Jeremy