Paint Type and Colors for a 26 Willys Whippet

[26Willys]

I am restoring a 26 Whippet and I have gotten to the piont where I am starting to think about paint. I have searched previous postings about paint and decided that lacquer would be the easiest to use and the most original. I still have a few questions though. Does anyone know a paint code for the blue used on the lower half of the car?

Although I have some experience with painting cars, I have never used lacquer. What type of primer should be used with lacquer? Should the lacquer be thinned? What is the best type of lacquer?

Thanks

[mrpushbutton]

Use epoxy primer. Read the safety instructions and follow to the letter, catalized paints have known health risks if you do not have and use the proper respirator mask. I like acrylic laquer, I have been around cars restored 25 years ago that were painted with Deltron, and they still look fine today. Use Laquer thinner to thin.

As for the proper color/shade/hue, I would contact either the AACA library or the NAHC in Detroit. You may not be able to work from a code (the old codes have been superceded), but have a chip matched.