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Clipper Custom engines were a sort of turquoise with black valve covers with a silver "Clipper" sticker that has been reproduced by the Packard club. I think I have used Pontiac engine paint in the past.
Firewall color would be whatever was also on the hood in any color scheme. Inner fenders were the black semigloss primer they were dipped in at the factory but with a heavy dose of the color coat overspray that would naturally occur when you aimed the gun in to paint the edge that mates with the hood.
Posted on: 2014/4/26 20:31
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Thanks for that! The valve covers are bl plain no stickers. I will check the #s against your info to confirm it is correct. As for the paint, the turquoise is too dark with way too much blue in it. Perhaps the hue has faded over the years though the firewall which was protected from the sun seems so vibrant and unaltered. It really seems to match the "Jade" color in the paint chips from your database. I see other clippers where the firewall is the same as the hood and fenders but this cars firewall and engine are a match for the jade that was on the roof and trunk. Perhaps a long distant resto or repair but with my experience in vehicle resto there was never a repaint over the orig lacquer on the exterior body. I was looking for someone to confirm some clippers may have came that way. No sense to document what is there before going over it I assume. thanks again
Posted on: 2014/4/27 8:04
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found this if anyone else is interested. detroit diesel seems to be the color for me. same price per qt as others.http://www.kbs-coatings.com/Motor-Coater-HD.html
Posted on: 2014/4/27 15:37
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BTW. I cant seem to update the photo for our owners registry pic. Any ideas?
Posted on: 2014/4/27 15:42
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Usual suspects are that the photo is too big, has an illegal character in the title or it's title is too long. Failing that working, I can always try adding one for you. Email ozstatman AT gmail DOT com
Posted on: 2014/4/27 16:29
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reduced the file size and it seems to have worked. Thanks
Posted on: 2014/4/29 17:17
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Great that it worked, and thanks for the feedback.
Posted on: 2014/5/1 0:35
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Thought I would add on to this tread, how about the correct Red for a '55 320 engine. Might someone have a paint code?
Posted on: 2014/9/2 14:39
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I used Krylon's "Tomato" on the engine of my '55's 320. It is damn close if not the same as the original color.
(o{}o)
Posted on: 2014/9/2 16:15
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