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hey guys, i need to replace the bonnet on my 60 f100, it's corrinthian white, but we have different codes and colours in Aus, has any one got the formula for this colour in Dulux? or do u know what brand/type of paint was used back then? most our paint suppliers have American parent companies so the formula must exist.
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Gary,
I don't know about there in Kangaroo land
, but here the major auto paint body shop suppliers have computerized portable scanners where they can read the actual color on the vehicle and calculate an exact match paint mix. That way it compensates for weather fading, paint type, possible repaint, etc. You just have to make sure you have a clean oxidation free area for them to read (it's so sensitive that it will add flatteners to match dull paint!). Good luck!!! 
I don't know about there in Kangaroo land
, but here the major auto paint body shop suppliers have computerized portable scanners where they can read the actual color on the vehicle and calculate an exact match paint mix. That way it compensates for weather fading, paint type, possible repaint, etc. You just have to make sure you have a clean oxidation free area for them to read (it's so sensitive that it will add flatteners to match dull paint!). Good luck!!!
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no luck AX,we r in a fairly small town, the large cities have them, here they mix the colour so it's close then tint to a match, i would rather paint it to a formula so as i get around to doing the rest of the vehicle, colours remain the same.
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Gary,
If you are willing to spend the $10 (US), you can go to Paint Code Research and they will give you a cross-reference number. I haven't used them myself, but I remember someone posting a comment that they did a good job for them. The Ford paint code for Corinthian White is M-1238 (M-30J-1238 or M-32J-1238).
If you are willing to spend the $10 (US), you can go to Paint Code Research and they will give you a cross-reference number. I haven't used them myself, but I remember someone posting a comment that they did a good job for them. The Ford paint code for Corinthian White is M-1238 (M-30J-1238 or M-32J-1238).
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thanks george, i think 4speed once posted a link to a site that showed the colour chart for the 60, i have it on file, the number is m 30j 1238, i rang PPG for a formula but they only show corinthian-blue/black/green etc etc etc, do u guys have a customer line that uses a 1800 number foe the formula or has 4speed used corinthian white on his, if so could he get a formula or a paint name from one of the major paint supplies, so i could have the customer line cross it for me.
how about sixoh, at school they must have a paint shop, can u get the formula shane?
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how about sixoh, at school they must have a paint shop, can u get the formula shane?
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Gary,
This may be the link you were thinking of Auto Color Library. I found Ford 1960 Corinthian White with a Ditzler Ditz-Lac code number DQE-8238-DAL. Check out the site and make sure I read the numbers correctly - my eyesight isn't getting any better and the numbers are small. Good luck.
This may be the link you were thinking of Auto Color Library. I found Ford 1960 Corinthian White with a Ditzler Ditz-Lac code number DQE-8238-DAL. Check out the site and make sure I read the numbers correctly - my eyesight isn't getting any better and the numbers are small. Good luck.
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george, u have better eye sight than me, on a laptop using a 15" screen i could'nt make it out, but i now know PPG makes it
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Dupont Chromabase is what my painter is using, they were able to match the paint with either the name or the # I gave him. I use to have the can witht he dupont # on it but it has since been used. The link I posted was to my own personal paint chip scan. I can e-mail you it, if needed. -4speed
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It can be difficult to match a color across a scanner, monitor, and printer unless you have a way to calibrate the three. There are calibration charts available so you can get very, very close with the scanner. The problem usually comes in at the end user's monitor. If they don't do a full color-space calibration (not just a gamma calibration), they won't see the same color you have on the original paint chip. If they are going to print it out to take to the paint shop, they also need to do a color-space calibration on the printer.
This electronical stuff is great and a pain all at the same time. Kind of like wome ... no, I better not go there.
This electronical stuff is great and a pain all at the same time. Kind of like wome ... no, I better not go there.
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4 speed any help would be great.
george, HOW DO U KNOW/REMBER THAT STUFF?
cya gary
george, HOW DO U KNOW/REMBER THAT STUFF?
cya gary
You mean the color calibration stuff or the women stuff?
On the color calibration stuff, I do a lot of computer programming and design work as part of my job. When providing publication-quality photos of software packages being used, most companies insist on proofs that are calibrated so they get the colors correct on their advertising. You know, they don't want the gal using Microsoft Word to have a greenish face in all their ads.
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