[dld]

Not to step on your thread .but I cant find the correct or any bright blue interior dye . not even SEM has it formulated . PPG not longer has dye tints

just ordered rattle can from corvette shop. hope its ok. Ames is not close .

i mixed some up in base but not sure it will stick to interior parts . maybe if i use some adhesion promoter ??

[weranc55]

Originally Posted by dld

Not to step on your thread .but I cant find the correct or any bright blue interior dye . not even SEM has it formulated . PPG not longer has dye tints

just ordered rattle can from corvette shop. hope its ok. Ames is not close .

i mixed some up in base but not sure it will stick to interior parts . maybe if i use some adhesion promoter ??

Call Al Knock. It’s not cheap but it’s very good.

[RAJ7395]

Originally Posted by Stan65

One area of concern, the violet toner is already obsolete in the system.

So mix it while you can!

Stan

I check with our local paint store and they said that the violent has been obsolete for a while but they still make it anyway.

[NAPA68]

Originally Posted by dld

this may be helpful. code 26 is the same color as Corvette code 976 Mulsanne blue. 69 - 70 M.Y.

sometime more attention is payed to the Corvette hobby

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcod...i?ditzler=2213

There is a fellow by the name of John Ballard in the Corvette hobby. He is one of the paint authorities as far as Corvette's are concerned. If memory serves me correct, he worked for PPG.

His number is 502.905.3942. I'm sure he could provide some valuable input.

Tim

[Norwood]

Looking thru my amk book and look what’s tucked in a page.

[dld]

DDL thats PPG Lacquer. Bet you cant find a paint jobber that has that mixing system any longer

[Scarebird]

old thread, but my 71 is being painted, guy wants to use BASF,

This is the code. The counterguy kept it, but when he went back I snapped a pic:

[dld]

the PPG code is 2213 it is the same blue that is on a 1970 corvette.

give them this PPG 2213 # . there is no reason they cant get close unless PPG did not formulate that color in DBC. that color was originally a DDL color a (lacquer )

to many cars are painted this color now . there is a answer ,
when you get the color correct . buy extra, years from now you probably will not be able to get DBC . waterbase is the coming product .so make sure you have enough for a repair. when you get it. get new cans and fill them to top with paint . so it will keep

several states you cannot get DBC right now . where i am its off the list . and several other states. you may want to look into doing car in waterbase

the camera is only to get you close its not always close

[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by Scarebird

old thread, but my 71 is being painted, guy wants to use BASF,

This is the code. The counterguy kept it, but when he went back I snapped a pic:

Sounds like your painter has found out what I've found over the years. The BASF has the mix formulas down to mimic the factory colors nearly spot on. Too many times I've used PPG in factory colors and have it a shade off. Their formulations have changed over the years. I like PPG and use them on non factory paint jobs, but when it comes to factory paint codes, I've had 100% success using BASF. Plus it's a very good product.

I'm guessing your in New Mexico, I don't know how that state is but over here in Arizona solvent based paints are still readily available and all I'll use. If he's using BASF you can arrive at the correct color simply using the paint code 26 off the cowl tag, if the paint store is worth anything.

Here's one I painted in Lucerne Blue. It matched the original paint found behind the fenders perfectly, using a base/clear BASF system.

https://youtu.be/AOqwz3QlO5k

[Scarebird]

That is precisely the color I wish. I wonder what the painter used on my jambs?

Either way, I simply bought the BASF and had it sent to him.

[silver79toi]

Tacking onto this thread... I have Lucerne Blue Code 26, TA and when the PO had the car repainted they didn't paint the hood scoop, so it's at the painter now to fix some minor ills and remove the "Ram Air" decals (b/c that "ain't" right" )
I found elsewhere on here that the 1970 white TA color was Polar white and knew it was code 10-10 thanks to another factory white 70 that a buddy and I saved from the scrap yard during the summer of 2020.

Question to confirm, the shaker scoop color on a Lucerne Blue car is in fact the code 10-10 Polar White correct?

The codes I found on this forum were listed as from someone's original 1970 paint chip collection that the three leading manufacturers and their codes for polar white are as follows:
Dupont-5040
PPG-8631
Rinshed Mason A/1802

If I give these to my painter, they should be good to go right?

Sorry for the seemingly obvious question, but I've learned to measure twice and cut once over the years....

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Code 10 is right for a 70 shaker .... IF your stripe kit is correct for a 70.

70 kit uses #10 classic white 5040 in the stripe trim
71-72 kit uses #11 antique white 5338 in the stripe trim

Very noticeable difference in those 2 whites side by side .

[silver79toi]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Code 10 is right for a 70 shaker .... IF your stripe kit is correct for a 70.

70 kit uses #10 classic white 5040 in the stripe trim
71-72 kit uses #11 antique white 5338 in the stripe trim

Very noticeable difference in those 2 whites side by side .

Thank you! that was part of the reason I wanted it repainted... the shaker, in addition to the other reasons mentioned, looked a tinge "yellow" compared to the stripe, i chalked it up to aging paint... sounds like either the scoop and/or the previous set of decals could have been antique white as that paint job was done 20+ yrs ago based on what history I have been able to gather by talking to the guy who owned it around 2004. I am confident the most recent owner bought the correct decal kit.

[dld]

Not necessary important for your situation. but as a point of interest. both the code 10 and code 26 are corvette only colors as well as the bright blue interior color used in the interior of a 70 TA.

What's interesting is corvette colors were traditionally
not available on any other GM car

[Scarebird]

Originally Posted by dld

Not necessary important for your situation. but as a point of interest. both the code 10 and code 26 are corvette only colors as well as the bright blue interior color used in the interior of a 70 TA.

What's interesting is corvette colors were traditionally
not available on any other GM car

I do not think so.

First 2 website showing paint chips for 1970 Pontiac show 26 available, at least for Firebirds. Not sure if this is Trans Am only. Of course in 1971 the door was wide open for Lucy Blue...

https://hdpaintcode.com/pontiac/

https://www.tachrev.com/Paint_Charts...aint_chart.jpg

https://www.paintref.com/cgi-bin/col...r=1970&con=moy

[dld]

If you look at the corvette chart. the ppg number . that is there formula code . is the same. the lucerne blue is mulsanna blue in corvette chart

this is important . that there are more opportunity's to find these colors in the corvette sites . especially with the interior color bright blue .

[dld]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=...AAAAAdAAAAABAO

[Baba O'Riley]

Not to hijack this, but oil-based car paint is now outlawed where I live... is there a brand of water-base paint for Type 26 that's any better than the others?

[Trevor78]

Still whatever custom mix you arrange

[Formulabruce]

Original poly has metallic in it. It now has pearls in it. This means 5 sided vs 2 sided . This brings more reflective color change to the table. Volkswagen has a color from early 80's for a special edition Bug thats close, and base can be water based