[Spridgets] BRG and modern paint codes

Frank Clarici spritenut at comcast.net
Fri Oct 26 17:46:49 MDT 2007


Today I stopped by the auto body supply with a 1967 Sprite door in hand 
to see if they could match the green paint that was original on the 
inside of the door.
But the paint was a bit hammered and the scanner didn't do much.
So they looked up 1967 Sprite which came up 1967 BMC and the code 
translated to a green used up until 1983 on Rovers and Jaguars.
BUT that BRG wasn't even close to my door, it was more of a Larry Macy 
1500 Midget green which I am sure is "BRG".
No matter what, everything kept coming up the same code and it was NOT 
close to my door color.
So this may explain why the people in the primrose yellow bugeye saw my 
yellow bugeye and said WOW! You have the correct color!! There's was 
sort of soylent green. But they did all the research and had the paint 
code mixed to get a semi kawasaki greenish yellow Bugeye.
I looked on the chart and picked 1972 Ford LTD yellow. It was close to 
what I wanted.
So I also picked a color that was a dead match to my door, it is a fleet 
color and that chip is nothing like the "correct code chip" .
So I think the major paint manufacturers sort of superceeded their color 
chips and charts.
So watch what you ask for, look in the fleet chip books and pick what is 
the color YOU want, not what shows up on the computer or in the BMC book.
I did not order my paint because I want to look at the paint chip in 
sunlight and match it against my door. It has been raining for about a 
week now, no sun.
I am glad I did not order the paint by code and come back later to have 
6 qts of the wrong color.
-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ


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