I once had a midget in some shade of old english white. I never got a
colour to match. White is about the worst colour to match. Take the
chance, it will save you about a zillion car washs, white is also the
worst colour to keep reasonably clean. Spray it in a colour that makes
the car look good.
Gernot
> ----------
> Martin, You have hit upon the quandary that many a used car buyer has
> experienced. To my knowledge, there is no possible way to know for
> sure
> what you have. Now you have the justification to respray the whole
> car
> with an original color. Then you'll know in the future. However,
> when
> you do, write down and archive the paint code. The next owner (if
> there
> is ever one) will love you for it. Then you won't be a DPO, but
> rather
> a GPO (great previous owner).
>
> Joe Curry
>
> msecres@ibm.net wrote:
> >
> > Yo, triumphers ...
> >
> > Small quandry. My GT6 was resprayed white by the P-O, but I have no
> > information on the color, and I would like to do some touch up here
> and
> > there. As you know, there are a million shades of white, and I've
> tried
> > about five at this point without a match. Can I hit it on the head
> > somehow? One auto paint shop has a color "scanner," but the dude
> said
> > (yeah, he was a dude)that it was viable only for a base coat/clear
> coat
> > finish, which is not what I have. Suggestions?
> > --
> > Martin Secrest
> > 73 GT6
> > 74 Spitfire
>
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
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