Mystery red
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Mystery red
Hi all, I was wondering what was the color code of my original bright red.
my car is a 1969 cutlass S red on red originally.
I've looked at all the paint code charts for 1969 oldsmobile and all they show is 52 crimson which is a darker red, for any red at all, but I know that's not my color and I see lots of other 69s in that same bright shade of red. What gives?
my car is a 1969 cutlass S red on red originally.
I've looked at all the paint code charts for 1969 oldsmobile and all they show is 52 crimson which is a darker red, for any red at all, but I know that's not my color and I see lots of other 69s in that same bright shade of red. What gives?
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Look on the body data plate underhood at the PNT field and see what the original color code is. We can go from there.
If there's a - - in that field it could be a special paint order, but more likely it's been subjected to a resale red paint job sometime in the last 54 years.
If there's a - - in that field it could be a special paint order, but more likely it's been subjected to a resale red paint job sometime in the last 54 years.
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Look on the body data plate underhood at the PNT field and see what the original color code is. We can go from there.
If there's a - - in that field it could be a special paint order, but more likely it's been subjected to a resale red paint job sometime in the last 54 years.
If there's a - - in that field it could be a special paint order, but more likely it's been subjected to a resale red paint job sometime in the last 54 years.
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Paint chips and "formulas" that each paint manufacturer use, quite frankly, suck.
I rubbed it out and scan matched the underside of my rear deck lid which was the only original paint left on the car. 68 Scarlet is a different shade of red from 69 Crimson though
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I had fist thought about black. You don't see many in black.
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