47 lincoln paint

[old car fan]

Would anyone perhaps have the formula for the dark maroon paint for the steering column ,ect?

[b6vt]

Go to a auto parts store such as Auto-Zone, OReillys if you have them in your neighborhood and ask for Dupli-Color Dark Cherry(M) CC pt # DSGM449 .

it was a great match. Glenn Lorei (b6vt)

[DSpringer]

Any similar tips on sources for the light brown color?

[old car fan]

Really do not want rattle can the parts,i can get it matched ,a true formula,would be better.I still feel ,the original color of the column was light green.No maroon at all,so what do we do?The whole car ,as we have been through it has been light green,dark green ,and black,everthing.Even the overspray.Help us figure this out>

[Tom_Overfield]

You might check wtih Color-ite, they are listed in the sources here. Though Ed no longer mixes paint for sale, he may have some left over. Worth a call at least.

Tom

[old car fan]

Thanks a lot,just e-mailed them .We will see if they can help .Again,thanks for the lead.

[Guest B1rdman]

i doubt this will help but it is the formula

gene

246-33097-M Llincoln maroon

25 3/4 oz 246-0373-M Light maroon

3 1/4 oz 246-0376 M M Medium light Maroon

2 1/2 oz 246-0097 White

1/2 oz 246-020 Black

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32 0z of Lincoln Maroon

[peecher]

Old Car Fan, The "freshened" '47 Lincolns that came out in the spring of '47 had new interior colors. They offered tan, gray, and green for the dash and garnish moldings etc, depending on the interior trim. The steering column,shift tube, shift lever and turn signal lever also came with these new colors it seems. There ia an article in the TWOTZ March-April 1997 that explains the changes that were made to the '47 cars.

I had a '47 club coupe with the "green" option and that is how it was trimmed.

[old car fan]

Thanks peecher,makes sense.So do we go body color,or the maroon like the auth.manual recomends?

[peecher]

Are we talking Lincoln or Lincoln Continental?

[old car fan]

Peecher,it is a continental cabriolet.

[peecher]

Well, that explains the difference... better go by the authenticity manual as the standard Lincolns were trimmed differently than the Continentals.

[Guest palosfv3]

Finding accurate colors regardless of if its for the Lincoln in question or any old car in general are sometimes difficult to to match up . Toners used to mix the paints have changed in hue over the decades. I can only suggest checking the online info of one of several paint manufacturors to see if there are current formulas available for the application. Surprisingly there is much still listed but can be difficult to find , especially if you dont have vendor access to the files. Since many of these are solid colors there are several options beyond the manuals. Taking a sample to your local PBE store is a necessary trip. They can either shoot the sample with a color spectrometer and comeup with an accurate formula. or they have fleet color cooks that will have a sample that is extremely close. Du Pont as an example has a color library of several thousand chips.

[old car fan]

What really concerns me ,is there is no evidence of any maroon paint.