[weranc55]

My car is almost ready for paint. The body shop uses Dupont paint. I need to know the correct paint code for it.

Thanks

[Chiefpontiac]

I found two codes depending on paint type:

Lucite code = 5327L

Dulux code = 5327D

[3tas4me]

Your body shop should have a guide from the manufacturer that will give them the formula to mix any color based on the manufacturers paint code (26) and the year of the vehicle.

[keith k]

Originally Posted by 3tas4me

Your body shop should have a guide from the manufacturer that will give them the formula to mix any color based on the manufacturers paint code (26) and the year of the vehicle.

Agree. And BTW, in my experience Dupont has a very nice match to the original Lucerne Blue color.

[eaglesan13]

Keith,

Was your old t/a painted with dupont?

[70-73nut]

For both pennies that it's worth,
my original DuPont paint chips
show two different numbers for 70 and 71.

70 Lucerne blue is 5190L (Lucite) and 5190D (Dulux).
71 is 5327L and 5327D.

Also on a trivial note,
Chevy offered it as "Mulsanne Blue Metallic"
Buick called it "Stratomist Blue Metallic"
and Olds used the name "Viking Blue Metallic"

Hope this helps.

[weranc55]

The reason why I'm asking this is because every blue 70 I see the color is a little different and just want what is closest to the factory. I also talked to Scott Tiemann and he said that they have seen differences in the factory color from two different cars. So who knows whats 100% correct.

[70-73nut]

I totally agree.
I have two blue 71s that are not perfect matches by any means,
but you wouldn't notice it without them right next to each other.

[weranc55]

There is a guy close to me that has a blue 70 with 6k on it all original. Looking at his paint compared to some of my original pieces on my car they are different. I may just take a piece of the car that was not repainted and have them match something up.

[eaglesan13]

When I was restoring my 67 GTO I wanted the paint as close to original as possible. It was an original tyrol blue car. A friend who is a painter and used seikens paint mixed a sample from the formula and it wasn't even close. So, I asked him to custom match it and he advised against it. He said he could get it close but that it would be difficult to mix up any paint in the future if I needed to do a spot repair. I thought we could just mix more than we needed but he said the extra paint would not keep for long periods of time. So, he recommended I stay with a paint mixed from formula so it could be duplicated if needed. I then tried other brands such as PPG but when mixed according to the formula sheet they were either too light or too dark. One day I was at a car show and spotted a very nice 66 Chevelle convertible and the paint looked as close to tyrol blue as I had seen. The owner said it was painted 1966 Nassau blue using PPG paint, so that is what was used and it turned out perfect.

I hope you come up with a good match and post the results since I'll be needing it for my blue 70 someday.

[keith k]

Originally Posted by eaglesan13

Keith,

Was your old t/a painted with dupont?

Yep.

I used a replacement decklid when I restored it, so I had the original bottom of the decklid to compare to the new Dupont paint, and it matched extremely well.

The cars I've seen with the PPG version of Lucerne Blue seem to have a bit too much silver in them.

[pmdclassics]

Viewing images of Lucerne blue TA's over the years I have noticed 3 different versions of the color. The most common the "true Blue", the Silver blue and another that looks a bit greenish blue. Photography can play a role too with some of these photos depending upon the suns position. I plan on using the PPG for my 70 this summer as I prefer the silver/blue look, but I think the Dupont version is closer to factory specs.

[Norwood]

I have used both Du Pont and PPG acrylic lacquer on my 70 Trans Am. I have had NO paint match issues.

[pmdclassics]

Here is a Mulsanne blue corvette for comparing. Plus I did a google search and found some TA samples that I thought were different. (Sorry guys if any of these cars is yours)

[weranc55]

That 70 t/a was restored by Tim Olson. Car looks good but the color does not look right. Its to light. I think the owner finally lowered the back of the car. I will try to get some pics of my buddies 6k mile blue 70.

[Lloyd-TX]

Originally Posted by post toastie

this is my lucerne blue 72 lemans which i believe has never been repainted. the color is real bright medium blue

Keith, would you PLEASE stop posting pics of your LeMans??? You're kiiling me, man!

Jus kdding, of course.

[Norwood]

Mine is the only one that looks right. LOL

[post toastie]

Originally Posted by Lloyd-TX

Keith, would you PLEASE stop posting pics of your LeMans??? You're kiiling me, man!

Jus kdding, of course.

llloyd your killin me 1500 miles away.

[Lloyd-TX]

Originally Posted by Norwood

Mine is the only one that looks right. LOL

I'll second that notion.

Your car is nothing short of stunning!

[pmdclassics]

My 70 TA was just sprayed PPG paint. Wes Geiger did a phenomenal job. The PPG was a perfect match to the original color chart book by Pontiac and also matched up perfect to the original factory paint found on the body of the TA.