Is it possible to match this blue

[junkyardjeff]

This model has been painted back in the 60s and had a flatbed on it,I found a bed and would like to find a blue that will closely match and not really wanting to do a repaint since it was done very nicely.

[TarheelRick]

If you don't mind the expense, you could take the model to a paint dealer. Some of them have the ability to scan the paint and come up with a color to match. I took a chip of house paint into my local home improvement store and they were able to match it.

[Joe Handley]

40 minutes ago, TarheelRick said:

If you don't mind the expense, you could take the model to a paint dealer. Some of them have the ability to scan the paint and come up with a color to match. I took a chip of house paint into my local home improvement store and they were able to match it.

What Rick said up there!  May even see if there is a  shop that specializes in automotive paints too, they should be able to do what he suggests and mix it up for you right there!

[OldNYJim]

That shade, in your photos at least, also looks pretty close to Createx dark blue, when applied over a white primer base.  Easily found at most Hobby Lobbys - and easily mixed with a little white or black to get it dead-on...

[slusher]

Looks to me like Testors dark blue and I know it’s been made since I was a kid..

[GMP440]

6 hours ago, TarheelRick said:

If you don't mind the expense, you could take the model to a paint dealer. Some of them have the ability to scan the paint and come up with a color to match. I took a chip of house paint into my local home improvement store and they were able to match it.

  Definetly do this.  I did the same thing to match a medium green for some paint to paint my vehicle.  I brought my model car to an automotive paint supply store,  They used a camera to get a shot of the color.  They uploaded the image into their color matching system.  In my case, the match was a little off.

[Ace-Garageguy]

3 hours ago, GMP440 said:

  Definetly do this.  I did the same thing to match a medium green for some paint to paint my vehicle.  I brought my model car to an automotive paint supply store,  They used a camera to get a shot of the color.  They uploaded the image into their color matching system.  In my case, the match was a little off.

Ah yes...gone are the days when you could take a sample to the old bodyshop supply store, and the color match wizard could hit it dead on in about half an hour, and in tiny, affordable amounts of lacquer or enamel.

Yes kiddies, this was a real thing when Uncle Bill was a young man. But today, they need a multi-thousand dollar scanner, and software to hit around 90% accuracy...a mismatch you can see in a black and white photo.

We have a top-line PPG color-match-camera system at the shop where I'm building the Chevelle

https://www.pcimag.com/articles/110296-color-matching-camera-and-software-from-ppg

But the reason they have such a great rep for undetectable repairs is simply that our painter starts by shooting the color with the camera, but his old-school decades-of-tinting knowledge and obsessive sprayout regimen gets him close enough to panel-paint almost every time.

Just one more of those dying skills...

 

Edited November 8, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy

[StevenGuthmiller]

4 hours ago, slusher said:

Looks to me like Testors dark blue and I know it’s been made since I was a kid..

That’s my thought.

Looks dead on.

 

Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 minute ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

That’s my thought.

Looks dead on.

 

Steve

Honesty?

I say flatbed.

 

Even if you find the exact color that was originally used, it’s probably not going to match exactly anyway.

 

 

 

Steve

[Can-Con]

Try this page, Jeff. 

https://www.spotmodel.com/color_finder.php?settings=[35.1,100,53.1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1]

 

Just to the left of the color adjustment bars you'll see a menu. One of the choices is "pick color from image"

klik on the "choose file" box beside it. You should be able to open the pic stored in your computer.  

Then use the cursor to klik on a spot on your pic you want to match and it'll show you a selection of matches in hobby paints below.

[Khils]

2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

 

Yes kiddies, this was a real thing when Uncle Bill was a young man

Wow!!   I'm old enough to remember "that"  show running on the NON-color ? television.

[LL3 Model Worx]

I've probably got some testors dark blue laying around if it's needed...

[junkyardjeff]

The cab came loose so I can take it to the paint store and see what they can do.

[Bucky]

Not meaning to be a detractor, but you might want to be mindful of the red plastic the bed is molded in.

[junkyardjeff]

3 hours ago, Bucky said:

Not meaning to be a detractor, but you might want to be mindful of the red plastic the bed is molded in.

Yes I have thought about that.

[slusher]

Saw some Testors dark blue yesterday at hobby lobby..

[junkyardjeff]

Found a can of Testors dark blue and it looks close.