Touch up paint

[Poppicat]

Does anyone know of a vendor that has touch up paint for a 1958 Studebaker? It’s actually for a 58 Packard. The color I’m looking for is Jewel Beige. Thank you in advance. Nick

[StudeRich]

You will need to have that matched and mixed up for you at an Auto Paint Distributor.
It is not common enough to be available. Very few colors other than Black, were the same for more than One year.


A '58 Commander Starlight Hardtop "J" Body, in Jewel Beige and Shadowtone Red.

[Poppicat]

Thank you for the info !

[diamondisk]

https://www.autocolorlibrary.com/

[swvalcon]

If you have your local auto parts store mix your paint with a scanner be sure to buff and polish a spot as good as possible. helps the scanner get a better read.

[wminter]

I took a small painted piece to a ladies beauty supply store and matched my Bordeaux Red almost perfect.

[Hallabutt]

It really depends on what the intended use will be. I know it sounds simple to just have an unaffected paint sample scanned, but it's really not that failsafe. I honestly don't know where the issue lies, but that process is really a crap shoot. I don't know if it is faded paint, a mixing mistake or both. Finding an old school paint expert who is willing to take the time to color match the the panel is virtually always going to work the best. If a complete is the intended purpose it's probably not going to make much difference. If however the purpose is to do a single panel or spot touch up getting it right is the only good option.

[StudeRich]

I totally agree Bill, that explains why you get (5) '57 Golden Hawk owners at a car Show whose "Paint Guy" said he scanned and "correctly" matched their color.

And of course, we all know the result, Four or Five different Colors ! LOL!
The ONLY way to get it perfect, is to Custom Mix and Match the color spraying it out to be Sure before screwing up the Job.

Of course another important factor in this is, Today's Paint formulas are WAY different than Yesterday's.
In my opinion, the modern more durable Base/Clear Paints will never look like a Baked Enamel single stage paint with a bit of orange peal and never 100% smooth and under glass looking.

Back on topic though, Finger Nail Lacquer Paint sounds like a good idea for very small nicks and chips.