The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop can someone help me with a correct 57 paint code

i seen this truck on the net and i want to paint my 57 the same exact color were can i find out what color blue it is or a code were i can get it mixed lmk thanks
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anyone have a clue?

fan - for starters, the forum owners prefer you make pics a link rather than inline, if you click the 'edit' button below the post you can change it

for the color, if it's near accurate, and a '57 color, it could be Alpine Blue [no known modern code], but every computer will show it differently, and of course the camera that took the picture left it's influence as well, so the "exact same color" could be any modern paint code - try printing the picture [printer will influence it some more] and take it to your paint supplier to compare with their sample chips .... or you could just go look at the chip books and take your pick

Bill

The best bet would be to use the chromavision or aquire rx cameras that dupont offers but since you don't have that truck to scan, I would take the picture and look in a master chip book. It is easier this way because instead of being listed by car, code, and year. These chips are based on color ranges. We have two different masterchip books, one for solid colors and one for metallics and pearls.

i did find this link its either dawn blue or alpine anybody got a sharp eye http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1957-chevrolettruck-pg01.jpg

dawn I'd say, the alpine there looks a bit dark

Bill

these trucks had beige interiors with black trim right ... geezz its had to find factory pictures of all stock trucks..

no actual black - every 55-57 I've seen has had light gray interiors, with a mat finish 'charcoal' top of the dash [dark gray] and a similar gloss dark gray for steering column and floor - like this original, and this GMC .... the 58-59 interiors were different, and the ones I've seen are like this low mileage original 59

Bill

I don't have a '57. My '58 has paint code 710A, which I think is called Tartan Blue.

I'm not sure if you like the color, or are going for 1000% original. My color is close.

That said, I'm not even sure that my color is, in fact, an accurate representation of 710A, Tartan Blue, or some other version of blue a some paint manufacturer. I don't think you can ever get exactly to an original color, just close. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if colors shifted somewhat throughout the model year, depending on the supplier's ability to fill orders with repeatable results.

Cool 'bolt! And that truck's hubcaps are EXACTLY what I'm wanting. Wish non-chrome caps were available.

Bill

Our '59 was originally Dawn Blue and the interior was the slightly metallic beige. The picture on your post looks very much like the original paint. (I found some protected spots of original paint when I removed a front fender.My brother repainted the truck Baltic Blue) The AD series "champane" interior color seems very close.(I also have some original paint left under the dash and behind the vent covers). My dad bought the truck new and it was built in the LA plant.
John Atherton

correct i bought a touch up bottle and dawn blue looks to be correct color.... now i need to find correct interior color im really suppized theres not a fact book of some sort that shows color pictures of all originals .. also anybody know about the heater fan switch was it mounted in the panel beside the glove box my truck doesnt have the deluxe heayer thanks

bttt

yes on the heater switch, whatever level heater they came with the fan switch was there, the standard and dealer installed ones had a rotary sw mounted in the center of that panel

Bill

I'd say Tartan Turquoise

I agree. I am painting mine Tartan Turquoise and depending on what kind of light you photograph it in, can look like THIS or THIS .

The first picture is under a 60 watt light bulb and the second is the same parts under a florescent light. Out in the sun it probably looks a lot like the truck in your picture.