Need help With Color!

[silvercert]

Ok since my Olympic White paint looks and feels more like chalk, I'm having a hard time finding a simular color.

http://www.tcpglobal.com/RestorationShop/rspcolors.aspx

From the list on the link above, which one is the closest?

Now that you have helped me pick out colors, go crack a beer or fix something on the Jeep.......Do something manly

[janie]

Do something manly

That'll be a little tough for me.:D But I can help you with the Olympic White paint.

Here are the paint codes:

9B Olympic White

Spray Can........899 3570

Brush Top.........899 3580

Ditzler-Air Dry Enamel........DAR3107

Ditzler Duracryl Acrylic Lacquer.......DDL3107

Dupont-Air Dry Enamel Dulux......45701A

Dupont-Lucite Acrylic Lacquer......45701L

Sherwin Williams-Acrylic Enamel......35.30146


The above codes are for the 79 model year.

[silvercert]

That'll be a little tough for me.:D But I can help you with the Olympic White paint.

Here are the paint codes:

9B Olympic White

Spray Can........899 3570

Brush Top.........899 3580

Ditzler-Air Dry Enamel........DAR3107

Ditzler Duracryl Acrylic Lacquer.......DDL3107

Dupont-Air Dry Enamel Dulux......45701A

Dupont-Lucite Acrylic Lacquer......45701L

Sherwin Williams-Acrylic Enamel......35.30146


The above codes are for the 79 model year.

Yeah all the local paint places here have quoted me $120-$200 a gallon for the 9B Olympic White. Is there a place online to find these paints?

[tgreese]

Yeah all the local paint places here have quoted me $120-$200 a gallon for the 9B Olympic White. Is there a place online to find these paints?
Which product? There are cheap lines of paint and expensive lines of paint. However, $100/gal for custom mixed acrylic enamel or urethane enamel with catalyst seems like a good price. You might be able to find it for a little less, especially if you get one of the cheaper products like PPG Omni.

TCPGlobal (internet sales) wants $89.99/gal for their generic custom-mix paint and $15.95 for the catalyst. PaintForCars.com wants $41 for a gallon of their "arctic white" acrylic enamel - no custom colors. $100 seems ok for an OTC purchase.

[kahula]

i'm partial to artic white and charcoal grey, it's the colors of my mercedes benz

[tgreese]

Another comment - if I wanted to paint a white car, I would shut the doors and paint the exterior with a stock color that's close to the original color. Both TCPGlobal (autocolorlibrary.com) and Trinity1945 (paintforcars.com) have sample sheets that will help you pick a stock color that's close to Olympic White. Might be worth buying the sample sheets.

[silvercert]

Another comment - if I wanted to paint a white car, I would shut the doors and paint the exterior with a stock color that's close to the original color. Both TCPGlobal (autocolorlibrary.com) and Trinity1945 (paintforcars.com) have sample sheets that will help you pick a stock color that's close to Olympic White. Might be worth buying the sample sheets.

Thats my problem and the point of this thread. I do not know what OLYMPIC WHITE is suppose to look like. Mine is chalky and not even close. I was wanting to know what was a close match on the above web site since their prices are in my budget.

[tgreese]

Thats my problem and the point of this thread. I do not know what OLYMPIC WHITE is suppose to look like. Mine is chalky and not even close. I was wanting to know what was a close match on the above web site since their prices are in my budget.

I'd think if you clean and polish a spot on the door jam, that will show you the true color. The door jamb will be shielded from the weather, and you want to match the parts of the car that you won't paint anyway... Then get the swatches and compare. You don't need to be as exact as if you were matching across panels, because the edges and change of angle between the outer body and the jambs will hide any slight difference in shade.

[silvercert]

I'd think if you clean and polish a spot on the door jam, that will show you the true color. The door jamb will be shielded from the weather, and you want to match the parts of the car that you won't paint anyway... Then get the swatches and compare. You don't need to be as exact as if you were matching across panels, because the edges and change of angle between the outer body and the jambs will hide any slight difference in shade.

Im gonna paint my door jams and under the hood fenders as well.

[krek]

Im gonna paint my door jams and under the hood fenders as well.

So why not pick a white that you like?

[silvercert]

So why not pick a white that you like?

Yeah your right. Just thought maybe someone had used these colors. I think I might go with the DOdge Spinaker White or whimbolden White, its kinda close i guess.

[tgreese]

Yeah your right. Just thought maybe someone had used these colors. I think I might go with the DOdge Spinaker White or whimbolden White, its kinda close i guess.
You won't be able to judge the color from a computer screen. The paint companies sell inexpensive color sheets that accurately show the colors. I suggest you get the color sheet before you choose.

[Long&Low]

There is always RED, you can't go wrong there.......:rolleyes:

[Chrome]

If you want the exact same color as the door jams then go to a body shop supply store that has a computer match set up. Our local paint supplier has this. All it requires is the model year & make then the counter guy takes a special camera out to the vehicle, rubs a little polish on a few spots, then takes a pic of it. Once this is done they connect the camera to the computer and it will give them a print out of how to mix the paint to a perfect match.

Since you are painting the entire truck I would do like mentioned above and pick a white that you like and go from there.

[silvercert]

You won't be able to judge the color from a computer screen. The paint companies sell inexpensive color sheets that accurately show the colors. I suggest you get the color sheet before you choose.

I will do that...