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| | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 | Some time ago, I acquired paint no.s for the interior of my 52. Both PPG. Can anyone verify these numbers? My paint guy has shown me a sample panel he painted. What I saw was a deep copper bronze that had a very fine metal flake in it. Can this be right? I don't have anyone near me to compare color to. Please help before the deed is done.  PPG DDL3613 or DCC5558 | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | The color sounds pretty close. I haven't seen an original in good enough shape to tell if it originally had metal flake or not. You might want to contact Bob Adler (you can do a forum search for his contact info). He is the guru of all things original and factory about AD's.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | You can buy correct brown metallic interior paint at: www.chevsofthe40s.com I used an interior BMW paint that was the same. | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 | So you're saying it IS a brownish METALLIC. Is that what you're saying? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Dave, could you share the paint mfg and number with us for that interior paint?
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Denny G
Denny G
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 | The interior color for the 53 Chevy Truck is "Sheen Gray Metalic". I was always under the impression that the 52 and 53 interiors were the same. I do know for sure the window knobs, seat covers, door panels and headliner were the same color for 52 and 53, "maroon". | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | The original Dupont code for Sheen Gray Metallic (1953) is: 202-81407
The original Ditzler (PPG) code (1953) is: 31104 | | |
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