Rusty Bowtie
General Category => General Discussion - Intros => Topic started by: munch on April 04, 2020, 11:56:15 AM
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While I was redoing the 1953 Chevy cab for my latest project, I found what appeared to be the original color. It was a shade of turquoise sort of bluest green. I found some colors online, but not for trucks I don't think. I ordered a sample of Indian Turquoise, but it needs to be a tad greener.
Can anyone help identify this color?
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While I was redoing the 1953 Chevy cab for my latest project, I found what appeared to be the original color. It was a shade of turquoise sort of bluest green. I found some colors online, but not for trucks I don't think. I ordered a sample of Indian Turquoise, but it needs to be a tad greener.
Can anyone help identify this color?
Sorry the second pic did not turn out and he first only shows a hint.
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Hey Munch. My paint books don't go back quite that far. Found a paint chart for 1953 chevy trucks, it may not be complete as it's missing Onix black. My closest guess with whats showing would be code 520- transport blue.
If your truck has the body cowl tag, it should have a number under paint. Might look and give us the code number if its there and maybe we could pinpoint it and find a manufacture code. (Ppg, Dupont, Acme, etc)
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I would say , yes, its the OCEAN GREEN 519 code. Sure looks like it too me. That's the number you want to find on the GM fisher body tag on the firewall right side .
might see if you can find a picture on line google search of that truck with that color.
mike
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Colors are really hard to get right on chips, pictures of chips are worse. Monitors, cameras etc change color a bit.
519- Ocean Green
520- Transport Blue
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from what I could see of your original colour , has to be that OCEAN GREEN.
Firewall tag will have the paint code........as built.
Also the **original paint on the firewall** will be under the firewall tag that has 2 rivets holding it on.
mike
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Mine was originally the Cream Medium a really nice color. When I got it the firewall was like new and there was CREAM written in the wet paint with a finger on the passenger side.
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Hey Munch. My paint books don't go back quite that far. Found a paint chart for 1953 chevy trucks, it may not be complete as it's missing Onix black. My closest guess with whats showing would be code 520- transport blue.
If your truck has the body cowl tag, it should have a number under paint. Might look and give us the code number if its there and maybe we could pinpoint it and find a manufacture code. (Ppg, Dupont, Acme, etc)
Sorry no tag.
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I would say , yes, its the OCEAN GREEN 519 code. Sure looks like it too me. That's the number you want to find on the GM fisher body tag on the firewall right side .
might see if you can find a picture on line google search of that truck with that color.
mike
I ordered ocean green in a spray and it is not the same.
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you really needed that fisher body tag attached to the firewall to identify exactly what the original color was.................bummer !
mike