The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop "Matching paint" folks might be interested in this...

Chuck, I pulled a few of these out of the garbage bin at a shop I "changed over" when I was selling paint. I sold them on eBay for about $200.00 as I remember. Watch this one and see what it goes for.

Kind of rediculous to auction it. Since it might end up in the hands of another individual who will use it to make more money instead of donating it to a club who can help others freely. However that is only my opinion, since that is the main problem I've noticed restoring antique vehicles. Someone has something important and will only share it for money.

So how about giving me your grille that is hanging on your wall, I need one.

I hate to tell you muddbug, but that is a ridiculas aditude. How could you possibly know how to find the right club? How about the builder that has that extra grille or parts car, should he just put an ad in the paper and give it away? You are way off on that one.

First of all you have the wrong impression I was stating. I'm not talking about car or truck parts. I was referring to the paint chip book only. I understand people selling car and truck parts to others. Otherwise, you will never find that grill you need. I know a few people who have the actual matches to modern colors but try to get the codes from them. All I was saying is that instead of trying to make a fortune on sellng the item to an individual who might and I stress might not let anyone freely use the book. It should be donated to a club or organization who will let all enjoy. Now if someone purchases it and lets people use it freely, that's super. I hope that defines what I was saying more clearly.
Here is a great example.
www.autocolorlibrary.com


Now about this grill you are looking for. Is it for the 48 or some other year?

I'm not sure I'd spend $50.00, much less $200 for an old paint chip book. I'll defer to Martin on this, but I'll bet that the colors in that book are shifted from age, especailly the reds, which are so hard to match. The chances that they really represent the color of a 1941 original color are slim to none.

We have a hard time matching two and three-year old paint colors, even in the areas not exposed to the sun, much less the dust, fumes and gunk floating around in a body shop for the last 60 years.

Even if they were dead-bang on, some goof-ball at a car show would still get in an arguement with you over the "correct" color. There's a reason that "good enough" is good enough. I subscribe to the Shaker philosophy. Everything that a man makes will have a flaw, as only God is perfect.

Get as close as you can and enjoy your work, everything else is wasted effort better spent on the next thing on the list.

That's my 2 cents worth...but I could be wrong.

!!!293.88!!! Holy Cow! Think I'll start dumpster diving at the paint store.

Mudbug

I have the paint chips for my 56 Buick they are for Laquer and I don't mean Acrilic Laquer. The paint stores don't have cross over formulas that match them to newer paints they use now. My Buick was repainted on the outside with Acrilic Laquer and the color is the same but it has different depth and shine than original paint in trunk etc. I don't think these things are of mutch use for getting colors right as they are to small for computer paint match cameras to use for match so there only use is for a colector item. I think I paid $9 or $10 for my Buick chips fron Art Davidson in Ohio 1-800-old-chip or 1-614-451-6622 at that price it was worth it just for the fun of seeing colors Buick used in 56. If you have any area that has original paint in good shape like under door pannel my Dupont dealer has computer with camera that will give him formula to mix Enamel or Base Clear Coat he matched the unknown white on my 65 GMC dead on.