Paint: Colour codes

[bruin]

I was hoping someone can help me out here. I'm pretty sure my 56 flighthawk was sunglow gold. The problem I have I can't get that colour mixed anymore. I went through paint chips at the paint store an it looks like 1983 almond looked the same until I looked at the colour again on my iPad. Does anyone know what colour would be the closest to original sunglow gold. Thanks for any help
John

[karterfred88]

This might be your best bet

http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1956-Studebaker-pg01.jpg

[studegary]

I am concerned with your "I'm pretty sure..." comment. Check the exterior, bottom of your glove box for a paint label. If you do not have that, check your car's build sheet (from the SNM). This is asuming that your car still has original paint or at least a re-paint in the original color.

Just get the color that you want matched. Why settle for some other close color?

[dictator27]

If that is a Canadian built car there is no build sheet available. The build sheet from about 1945-60 were accidentally destroyed.

Terry

[bruin]

After looking at the link I was sent the colour isn't sunglow gold it has to be Yellowstone it is painted yellow under the door panels. It is a Canadian car so there is no record of a build sheet. Also I looked all around the glove box for a number but no luck. The problem is in canada cause of new paint laws they can't mix it from the old colour map. I called PPG they said two years ago they could but not now but in the states they can still do it. I painted this car a year ago and I went to do touch ups this year a trunk an door an the shade is way off. I went back an complained they mixed new paint using stuff they can't sell in Canada anymore took it home repainted an it's still wrong. So I was trying to find the right colour an repaint the whole car again next spring

[RDWEAVER]

	image	[year]	manuf	paint color name	code		Ditzler PPG	comment
	G B Y	1956	Studebaker	Yellowstone	18	C		81819

TPC Global has what you need.

[bruin]

I think that's my best bet is get the paint from the states than I know it's right

[bruin]

Just got off the phone with TCP Global and this is the best route to go thanks a lot for the link. It's to bad I won't have time to repaint this year but come next year I will order from there. I should of asked the shelf life on paint if you don't open it ?