Re: Parade Green Paint

[RAKFAR@xxxx]

Dave---

No puns intended, but the topic of paint is a slippery slope. I have 
in times past elicited heated opinions on the subject, and I don't want to 
start that again. Therefore, the solution I will suggest is but one solution 
to your problem; it may or may not be the best one.

Tower Paint in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1-800-779-6520 has most all old 
domestic paint formulas (and many foreign ones, too). For about twelve bucks 
they will sell you a custom spraycan of "Parade Green" in your choice of 
lacquer or enamel. Use that can to spray a sample card that a good paint shop 
can then match in a modern base/clear equivalent. I did exactly this (using 
Dupont base/cc) on my '66 Dodge Coronet Hemi, and it turned out great. Make 
SURE you get an experienced hand to match your sample though. Computers are 
not the final answer, they just get you in the ballpark. It takes an 
experienced eye to get it exactly right.

300F'ly,

Roger Karlson

In a message dated 2/20/2002 1:40:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:13:36 -0600
From: "David Schwandt" <finsrus@xxxx>
Subject: Parade Green Paint

Hi Gang!

Dave Schwandt Here,
Just relayed the good news about the 1/4s to my body shop that at present 
has the C driver door to strip and iron out the creases. They were asking 
about paint color. They have the correct Chrysler code for Parade Green and 
they use DuPont products in their shop. I'd like to do the car in Base/Clear 
instead of the old DuLux which is all that is available from DuPont so I'm 
told. Need to get some legwork done on a formula for the Base/Clear.

They suggested getting the DuLux and spraying a test panel then getting a 
picture of it that they can then get a formula for the base/clear??

Any paint folks out there care to weigh in on this for me? The 
Base/clear....Is that a good deal or what? I really don't know squat about 
paint but I do want the car as close as possible to the original color tho. 
Not concerned about the "orange peel" finish. 

There is original paint under the wide windshield upper moulding. Would that 
do for their "picture"? It seems to me to be a really light color compared to 
what is inside the trunk lid. Speaking of inside the trunk lid, that paint is 
really a mess with runs and streaks, just like the original paint on the 
firewall.

Any input on this would be appreciated greatly. Perhaps someone out there 
has done Parade Green and already has the proper code for the B/C coat.

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