Yet another dash question.
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It's not cheap - I paid $75/quart for it - but it's what I wanted.
They also have some colors pre-made, maybe you'll get lucky.
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Take a piece of plastic trim to any decent paint store that sells the stuff and they'll color-match it for you (IOW mix you paint to match what you have).
It's not cheap - I paid $75/quart for it - but it's what I wanted.
They also have some colors pre-made, maybe you'll get lucky.
It's not cheap - I paid $75/quart for it - but it's what I wanted.
They also have some colors pre-made, maybe you'll get lucky.
If he can find a place that mixes paints he should be able to get the color mixed to oem mixing charts and have them mix it for use on vinyl.
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I first tried to get it mixed to the color codes... problem was, none of that stuff is computerized, it's all in ancient paper catalogs that they'd need to locate and then hope they find the correct codes that they need, then hope that the resulting color is what you're after. Looking through one of thei catalogs they had reasonably handy, what the catalog was saying for the code translation (from Ford paint color code to SEM color code) wasn't matching up in the resulting-paint-color department.
In the end, it was simply easier for them to just color-match it.
In the end, it was simply easier for them to just color-match it.
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I have a guy locally that mixes paint and is the best that ive seen. He mixes spray bombs and all. Pretty good chances ill have him color match for me. Im really excited about restoring this truck. I have alot of memories in this truck with my grandpa and want my kiddos to have the same.
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I use this site.
1982 Ford All Models Colors of Touch Up Paint
This is for 1982 but at the bottom of the paint codes you see WT2101 Gray.
This is an exterior color but from personal experience I noticed Ford tend to use exterior colors on the interior as well. My 56 used Diamond Blue and Bermuda Blue for the interior while the exterior was Diamond Blue. My 82 F150 used Midnight Blue Metallic and Argent Silver Metallic exterior with Midnight Blue Metallic for the interior.
1982 Ford All Models Colors of Touch Up Paint
This is for 1982 but at the bottom of the paint codes you see WT2101 Gray.
This is an exterior color but from personal experience I noticed Ford tend to use exterior colors on the interior as well. My 56 used Diamond Blue and Bermuda Blue for the interior while the exterior was Diamond Blue. My 82 F150 used Midnight Blue Metallic and Argent Silver Metallic exterior with Midnight Blue Metallic for the interior.
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Russ85F150: Where are you located? I have a dash pad in pretty good condition that you can have if you could pick it up. It's blue but if you're going to have to paint one anyway, free is better. It came out of my '84, which is sadly on its way to the scrap heap; too much rust.
Other dash parts are available for pick-up if anyone can use them.
Other dash parts are available for pick-up if anyone can use them.
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