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I am currently beginning a 1973 F250 restoration and I was starting to look for any over-the-counter paints that would match the original Sequoia Brown metallic color (code R). I've found a lot of touch up paint applications, but nothing exact.
I've found a color by Paintforcars.com https://www.paintforcars.com/product...ive-paint-kit/ that is about the closest thing I've found so far.
I was wondering if anyone has found anything that is exact, or if not, close to the original color.
Thanks
I am currently beginning a 1973 F250 restoration and I was starting to look for any over-the-counter paints that would match the original Sequoia Brown metallic color (code R). I've found a lot of touch up paint applications, but nothing exact.
I've found a color by Paintforcars.com https://www.paintforcars.com/product...ive-paint-kit/ that is about the closest thing I've found so far.
I was wondering if anyone has found anything that is exact, or if not, close to the original color.
Thanks
The paint is available in an exact match, the metallic is going to be different as mercury is not used anymore. You can get the paint from www.automotivetouchup.com
The paint is available in an exact match, the metallic is going to be different as mercury is not used anymore. You can get the paint from www.automotivetouchup.com
Just go to your closest quality paint distributor , or a NAPA store and have them mix a pint of it if the have the formula. often they won't. if they can they can tint it to get it real close and if they don't have a formula they'll have to custom mix it which will be a little more expensive. this is if you want to do touch up on the existing paint. if you're doing a repaint just get a color that's real close and go with it. exact match means different things to different people, but if you get an off the shelf paint to exact match go buy a mega bucks ticket because you're a winner.
If you want base/clear that's a whole other can of worms.
There's an auto body supply store near me and I gave them the paint code...the guy behind the counter looked it up in his library of books and found it listed for the model year 1975...which makes sense as my F350 is a Dec 75 built truck with paint code RM. It turned out good enough for me as it's not an exact match. If I would have drove the truck the 35 miles into town they could have color matched way closer. They mixed up a quart of it and packaged it into 6 rattle cans for me for right about $200 plus 3 cans of primer. I didn't think that was too crazy. I repainted the hood. It's a shade lighter than original and with a bit more brown. The top half of the bed is the original Sequoia Brown over Wimbledon White. Also seems to have a small amount of metal flake to it when it's in the sunlight.
Here's a few pictures of the Sequoia Brown / Wimbledon White 1972 F-250 Ranger XLT
Camper Special that I bought back in 2004 with only 31,000 miles on it. I really do regret
selling it back in 2009 with only 41,000 miles on it.
Colors like that are very tough to match, and when you shoot them it's really important to get everything right as well. if you even come close against old paint you did good.
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