Re: A Question About Color

Posted by Bob Bidonde on April 23, 1998 at 06:23:59

In Reply to: A Question About Color
posted by Bobby Crumpley on April 22, 1998 at 17:07:32

Some of the Model A color chips available in paint books do not reflect the original colors. So if you have a purest nature about having your Tudor painted a close match to an original Model A color, then find original samples of the paint to match using a computer. This is especially true of the Kewanee & Elkpoint Greens! I was fortunate to have a friend with a Model A that still had these colors in places that were not exposed to the sun & weather. On the firewall behind the patent data plate, on the inside surface of the firewall up by the gas tank, floor crossmembers, seat platforms - good places to find unfaded examples of original color. These colors were computer matched to PPG formulas and found to be the 1989 &'90 Land Rover green (Kewanee Green) and a certain fleet color for the Elkpoint Green. My recommendation is beware the color chips.However, I find that the Ford Maroon chip is right on the money - very dark and difficult to distinguish from brown as is the original. I have also seen an original '31 Slant Windshield Town Sedan with Brewster Green and it appears slightly lighter than the chip. Generally, I think most of the paint chips are too dark with respect to the original colors!
Ultimately, you should choose the colors you personally like and the color chips will get you into the ball park. Good luck.

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Original Color ? Bob Johnson April 23, 1998 at 09:08:36(0)

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