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Title: paint formula
Post by: Ghebert on July 12, 2015, 08:44:40 PM

I want to know if someone have the formula to mix the paint in a base coat clear coat for a 1955 Cadillac the code #40 CAPE IVORY,I'm from Canada and I can find this formula,I needs help to complete my restoration.Thanks Guy

Title: Re: paint formula
Post by: Marcel75 on July 13, 2015, 01:45:13 AM

Can't help you but this is a nice pic:

Title: Re: paint formula
Post by: Dan LeBlanc on July 13, 2015, 11:05:15 AM

Guy

Call Gerry Arsenault at Car Quest in Saint John - 633-4140.

If he can't mix it, nobody here in NB can. I even gave him a formula number for the correct Cadillac engine blue and his mix was a dead match to an original sample I had.

Title: Re: paint formula
Post by: Belgium1958owner on February 18, 2016, 11:35:26 AM

Does it exist a chart with modern formula to match original colors ?
I'm looking for paint formula for 1958 Cadillac.
Thanks.

Title: Re: paint formula
Post by: Dan LeBlanc on February 18, 2016, 11:42:26 AM

The formula for paint varies by manufacturer based on their specific tint, so there is no "one size fits all" formula for a particular colour.

Title: Re: paint formula
Post by: J. Gomez on February 18, 2016, 08:08:49 PM

DuPont automotive paints (now Axalta) has a historical paint chip library -> http://historicalcolorlibrary.axaltacs.com/hcl/

It may be possible for your paint supplier to match the old DuPont formula with modern ones from Axalta or PPG or others. ???

Good luck..!

Title: Re: paint formula
Post by: Jay Friedman on February 18, 2016, 10:06:32 PM

My 1935-55 Master Parts List shows for '55 Code 40 Cape Ivory a Dupont color code of 2077 and an R & M (another paint manufacturer) color code of L-21 V020. Also the wheels should be Alabaster Grey whose corresponding Dupont and R & M codes are 2073 and L-21 A031, respectively.

Title: Re: paint formula
Post by: goofyhb on February 22, 2016, 12:48:00 PM

Hello,
I used paintref to check out the alternative manufacturers. The GM documentation says that they used RM (Rinshed Mason) mainly in 1955. So you can read a earlier post by searching "1955 Cadillac Cape Ivory paint code". There you will find a link to the RM color explorer online tool. This can bring up your formula in PDF format if required. RM is now part of BASF. So you need to find a BASF supplier who can use the formula. Good luck! Please keep us updated!
The tool does not hold the formula for all colors of that year and especially the interior colors are hard to find. So if anyone knows what formula to use for Minuet Blue and Countess Blue, please let me know.
Regards
Axel
P.S.: Please check also the attachments for mixtures of Rogers and your RM formula.

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