My solution is the same as I did with both my daughter's '65 VW and My
'63 Spit. I went down to my local Paint Supply Store and looked into
their wonderful paint book. Since I knew the year and Name of the
colors, it was easy to find the correct code for what I was after.
There was even separate break-downs for Enamel and Lacquer paints
Joe Curry (Signal Red Spit, Sea Blue VW)
Malcolm Walker wrote:
>
> On Thu, 26 Feb 1998 r-james@tamu.edu wrote:
>
> > >For more British content, you may want to use Jaguar Racing green. It's
> > >metallic and probably the same shade as Emerald green, but you can boast
> > >it's for a jahg-wire.
> >
> > Malcolm: Any chance you can get me a paint code/brand for this color?
> >
>
> I wish I could. The PO had the car painted and I tried to get the codes
> from the shop, but it had changed hands and the new manager didn't keep
> the old records.
>
> When the car runs I may stop in there and see if I can jog someone's
> memory.
>
> You will have to do a bit of sleuthing to find the paint. I think it's a
> laquer (it chips easily!), but I can't tell for sure.
>
> If anyone out there knows how to identify types of paint, I will be able
> to get the number, I know the place where the raw paint was purchased, but
> there is 5 or 6 different mixes of paint! They all give a similar shade
> of JRG but work differently in your spray gun.
>
> I suggest going to a paint store and asking to see their chip catalog.
> Then you can use whichever kind of paint is best for your car (laquer,
> enamel, etc)
>
> -Malcolm
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