Paint cross reference?

[PHPaul]

I've been all over the 'net looking for the correct Forester Green paint for my 1950 Chevy truck project.  I have the PPG color code (40519) but can't find a way to cross it to something in a spray bomb, like Duplicolor.

What are my options?

[stitchdup]

I'd look on oe of the chevy truck forums. There will be someone that ahs the duplicolour code, or you might get it from the cuplicolour website, i would expect them to have some way to get the right colour on it

[GeeBee]

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/spray_paint_matched.aspx

[PHPaul]

1 hour ago, stitchdup said:

I'd look on oe of the chevy truck forums. There will be someone that ahs the duplicolour code, or you might get it from the cuplicolour website, i would expect them to have some way to get the right colour on it

I spent probably 15-20 minutes on Duplicolor's website looking for a way to specify or match a color.  If it's there, I couldn't find it.

Edited April 11, 2020 by PHPaul

[PHPaul]

1 hour ago, GeeBee said:

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/spray_paint_matched.aspx

Brilliant!  And it comes in 1/2 oz brush-on bottles which I assume I can thin and spray with my airbrush.  Do you know off-hand how it affects plastic?  I've emailed the company with related questions, I'll post the reply here if/when received.

Edited April 11, 2020 by PHPaul

[Snake45]

Another way to go about this is to google-image pictures of the truck/car in the color you're seeking. 

You will come up with dozens of examples. You will find that the paint looks at least three or four different ways. Pick a picture you like, get a good mental image of the color, and then go looking for the closest thing you can find. 

This isn't exact, of course, but it does keep you moving. And sometimes, it's as good a process as anything else you can do. 

PS: If you really want to get your mind blown, ask a friend from Model Airplane World about something called "scale effect" sometime. 

[GeeBee]

3 hours ago, PHPaul said:

Brilliant!  And it comes in 1/2 oz brush-on bottles which I assume I can thin and spray with my airbrush.  Do you know off-hand how it affects plastic?  I've emailed the company with related questions, I'll post the reply here if/when received.

You will need to order some primer before applying the colour coats

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/touch_up_primer.aspx

[StevenGuthmiller]

3 hours ago, PHPaul said:

Brilliant!  And it comes in 1/2 oz brush-on bottles which I assume I can thin and spray with my airbrush.  Do you know off-hand how it affects plastic?  I've emailed the company with related questions, I'll post the reply here if/when received.

If you're going to air brush it anyway, just pop over to MCW and pick up a jar of # 4703 "Forester Green".

At $7.50, it's going to be a hell of lot cheaper than $20.00 for a spray can, and you don't have to dink around thinning anything or mess around trying to find out exactly what it is you're buying from the auto touch up place.

 

MCW paints are automotive lacquers, pre-thinned and ready to use straight from the jar.

No special preparation is needed other than a good primer/sealer. 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[PHPaul]

35 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

If you're going to air brush it anyway, just pop over to MCW and pick up a jar of # 4703 "Forester Green".

At $7.50, it's going to be a hell of lot cheaper than $20.00 for a spray can, and you don't have to dink around thinning anything or mess around trying to find out exactly what it is you're buying from the auto touch up place.

MCW paints are automotive lacquers, pre-thinned and ready to use straight from the jar.

No special preparation is needed other than a good primer/sealer. 

Steve

Well there.  Easy-peasy.  Thanks!

[El Roberto]

7 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Another way to go about this is to google-image pictures of the truck/car in the color you're seeking. 

You will come up with dozens of examples. You will find that the paint looks at least three or four different ways. Pick a picture you like, get a good mental image of the color, and then go looking for the closest thing you can find. 

This isn't exact, of course, but it does keep you moving. And sometimes, it's as good a process as anything else you can do. 

PS: If you really want to get your mind blown, ask a friend from Model Airplane World about something called "scale effect" sometime. 

I love some of the arguments about scale effect in painting.  How distance affects gloss or lack of it, too much or too little color saturation.