Paint Code for my '69 Electra Convertible? Help!

[pnkmoore]

I dropped my '69 Electra off today to be painted. The guy that paints for me does all of his work in a barn at the back of his place. He's not exactly modern and I wouldn't assume he has internet, etc. He's worried that his paint supplier wouldn't have the paint code for my green Buick because it's pre-1970. As it happens, the car is now white and I'm having it returned to it's original color, a deep forest green. I don't know the name of it.

QUESTION: How do I get the paint code? He asked if I could confirm it.

Thanks:

Patrick in Louisiana.

pnkmoore@bellsouth.net

BCA No. 41652

[Smartin]

http://autocolorlibrary.com/cgi-bin/search/searchpic.pl?1969-buick-pg01.jpg

Looks like Verde Green - code 57

[Guest sixpack2639]

You can get the paint codes here http://autocolorlibrary.com/cgi-bin/search/searchpic.pl?1969-buick-pg01.jpg . The paint code for your car should be stamped on a data plate attached to the firewall I believe. Hope this helps, Carl

[pnkmoore]

Thanks! It has to be Verde Green, it's darker than the other green for that year. It's a relief to get it right.

[Guest 70 Electra]

Should be no trouble getting the paint from a reputable shop.

Kudos to you for returning the car to its original color. Many would be tempted to paint it "resale red" (or as that dip-s**t Alain deCadenet says during the Barrett-Jackson auction: "RETAIL red" )

[Guest COMPACTBC]

If it is indeed #57 Verde Green Poly the PPG paint formulae # is 2079. This is the number your painter needs to order the paint.