I'm wondering if somebody out there has already done the legwork to determine an accurate color crossreference for the color Tamiami Green on the 1955 Plymouth color chart.
I've checked with DuPont and PPG and they did not provide a modern equivalent, even after checking with their respective color libraries.
I'm aware of TCP Global and their site autocolorlibrary.com Not certain that they have any better reference than my local PPG which usually does a pretty good job. I'm surprised that this color stumped my local jobbers.
Thanks in advance,
Tim
Can they not use a scan and come up with a formula? My local place has been successful doing that for folks I know.
My local company did a scan on my boatswain blue'40.........not even close.
I've used TCP global. They will color mix in Lacquer, enamel, modern single stage, etc. The best way is to send a color sample from a small removed body part with a return prepaid package. Jimmy used to be the specialist there for classic cars but not sure now..
this subject comes quite often especially as folks get near their paint date. I like many here have called many high end paint companies and talked directly to their paint techs and ALWAYS without fail the reply is that they can come close in many respects but as paint in now made with different resins and pigments and basic formula all around is different, they can come close but there is no guarantee to an exact match. I know what your are asking and only someone who just happened to be on here that went that route recently or filed their recently mixed paint data for prosperity or later rematch of their paint for collision repair later would be in a position to give you paint brand and current formulation, which is basically your question, we unfortunately are at the mercy of the local jobber. TCP has the color indexes online and available for you to view....what they may have well done is used a copy of the original color sheet for scanning and got their approximation in the house brand they mix. Unless it is way off in color, a repaint and aged paint, though of the same formula, will be different side by side based on weathering and upkeep over the year. Even slight blushing during painting could throw if off a tad. The slight variation would not in my book be a line out factor nor fair judging criteria. While we strive to keep original, the hobby should know and lean with the changing times on these items that are no longer available to the owners.