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  • Chuck S.
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    • April 1, 1992
    • 4668

    #31
    Re: corect 1970 dupont paint code needed. Corvette

    "Have you ever looked at how many formulas there are for white. One vehicle manufacturer has 7 different mixing formulas for white, and that is all for the same product line and same year model."

    Ah...Yer just tryin' to worry me aren't ya? Yeah, I knew that problem existed on late model cars...Corvette Magnetic Red had fourteen variants over the years. If our Corvettes had that many different mixing formulas, you could be sure our judges would never reach consensus on which formula's appearance was the right one. You could get big deducts at every meet regardless of which formula you used.

    "Best procedure it to find an original surface such as an area that has been covered by another component and have your paint jobber scan it. It may not be a perfect match, but it will get it close enough that a skilled painter can tint it."

    If the offset formulas are THAT different, I'm inclined to agree...I've had good luck with those spectroscopic matches. The only problem may be finding a sheltered area that hasn't been weathered or repainted on a car nearly forty years old.

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    • Chuck S.
      Expired
      • April 1, 1992
      • 4668

      #32
      Re: corect 1970 dupont paint code needed. Corvette

      Jonathan, after all this discussion about codes, I agree with Dick Whittington that you'll probably get your best match by having the paint store do an analysis of an unweathered original paint sample from your car.

      Matches I have done for metallics in this manner were almost perfect compared side by side...without the side by side comparison, it will next to impossible for anyone to find fault with your color match in my opinion.

      Someone suggested to me by email that an unweathered sample may be found on the underside of your decklid or on the decklid springs. If that fails, you will also very likely find the original color on the headlight doors behind the bezels. Mine had good paint coverage near the hinge points.

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      • Chuck S.
        Expired
        • April 1, 1992
        • 4668

        #33
        Re: corect 1970 dupont paint code needed. Corvette

        Jonathan, after all this discussion about codes, I agree with Dick Whittington that you'll probably get your best match by having the paint store do an analysis of an unweathered original paint sample from your car.

        Matches I have done for metallics in this manner were almost perfect compared side by side...without the side by side comparison, it will next to impossible for anyone to find fault with your color match in my opinion.

        Someone suggested to me by email that an unweathered sample may be found on the underside of your decklid or on the decklid springs. If that fails, you will also very likely find the original color on the headlight doors behind the bezels. Mine had good paint coverage near the hinge points.

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