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  • #1

    Colors for the 53

    Hi All,

    We're slowly moving towards the colors on our 53 coupe project. My wife likes the combination of Shoshone red and Sandusky beige while I like the Maui blue and Nocturne Blue. Where can we get the paint formulas for all the above?

    Regards,

    john brayton
    John Brayton
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  • #2
    Try this link John, PPG could likely assist you.
    http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.asp...baker-pg01.jpg

    I realize the link is for 1954 but they had no 1953 chart and these are the colors you and your wife have chosen.

    John Clements
    Avantilover, your South Australian Studebaker lover!!!
    Lockleys South Australia
    John Clements
    Christchurch, New Zealand

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    • #3
      John Clements,

      Thanks for the lead and it's exactly what I was looking for.

      Regards,

      john brayton
      John Brayton

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      • #4
        You're welcome John, all the best with the car.

        John Clements
        Avantilover, your South Australian Studebaker lover!!!
        Lockleys South Australia
        John Clements
        Christchurch, New Zealand

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        • #5
          Some of the colors on this website are incorrect, so know what you're buying first. When you look up early Porsche colors ( I am painting my '53 Commander 1960 Fjord Green ), the only green they list for 1960 is the (available for 1962-63-only ) Smyrna Green, which is wayyy lighter than Fjord Green.

          '53 Commander
          Art Morrison chassis
          LS6 ASA/4L60E
          '53 Commander
          Art Morrison chassis
          LS6 ASA/4L60E

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          • #6
            "All attempts to 'rise above the issue' are simply an excuse to avoid it profitably." --Dick Gregory

            Brad Johnson, SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
            Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
            '33 Rockne 10,
            '51 Commander Starlight,
            '53 Commander Starlight "Désirée",
            '56 Sky Hawk

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            • #7
              Hi Brad,

              Thanks for the color list. Have you tried to replicate the colors from the color chip page?

              Regards,

              john brayton
              John Brayton

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              • #8
                No, I haven't.
                My own '53 is a single-tone. I had the paint jobber scan a spot on the firewall to match the Manchester Maroon and the inside glove box door to match the Loma Gray.
                "All attempts to 'rise above the issue' are simply an excuse to avoid it profitably." --Dick Gregory

                Brad Johnson, SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
                Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
                '33 Rockne 10,
                '51 Commander Starlight,
                '53 Commander Starlight "Désirée",
                '56 Sky Hawk

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                • #9
                  I sent this email to a fellow Studebaker owner today but wanted to share it with the forum.

                  Thanks for your input on colors. We had a lot of rust issues and ended up combining four bodies on our project. The cab is from a 1959 Silver Hawk, the trunk is from a 1956 Golden Hawk, the doors and front clip are from a 1953 Commander, and the roof is from a 1953 Champion coupe. Consequently we're not going to worry about the original colors. Our goal is to have this car be all Studebaker including an accurate paint match.

                  Any and all help is greatly appreciated and I hope to see your cars in person at the SDC meet in June.

                  Regards,


                  john brayton
                  John Brayton

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