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Indigo Lucifer
Posted 2019-03-15 3:28 PM (#579387)
Subject: Carnival Red Actual Color



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So does anyone know the actual factory correct color of 1957 Carnival Red? I've tried looking it up but I get varying results from a darker even purplish undertone to something closer to toreador red. To me it seems like a slightly deeper version of toreador red.

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Indigo Lucifer
Posted 2019-03-15 3:50 PM (#579388 - in reply to #579387)
Subject: RE: Carnival Red Actual Color



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So it seems i found out something interesting. There's two shades of carnival red one for west coast and the other for elsewhere.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dlYAAOxyNo9Sq4Gw/s-l1600.jpg
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56D500boy
Posted 2019-03-15 3:52 PM (#579389 - in reply to #579387)
Subject: RE: Carnival Red Actual Color



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Even if you knew the exact formulation from back in the day, most modern paint shops can NOT mix you what you want. There are one or two specialty places that claim that they can. Maybe.

1957 Plymouth paint codes (left); 1958 Plymouth Paint Codes (right)





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wizard
Posted 2019-03-15 5:09 PM (#579397 - in reply to #579387)
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It can be done with a very high accuracy with a spectrometer. But that means that the original color is found on a piece of metal that can be sacrificed.

It's costly though.

Rumor says that there's some company in Holland that can mix colors from the old recipes with new components.
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56D500boy
Posted 2019-03-15 5:24 PM (#579398 - in reply to #579397)
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You could try these guys (TCP Global):

http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1957-Plymouth-pg...

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Indigo Lucifer
Posted 2019-03-15 11:21 PM (#579406 - in reply to #579389)
Subject: RE: Carnival Red Actual Color



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56D500boy - 2019-03-15 3:52 PM

Is this the west coast only version of carnival red? If so it looks beautiful.



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mstrug
Posted 2019-03-16 12:55 AM (#579409 - in reply to #579387)
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https://www.paintscratch.com/touch_up_paint/Plymouth/1957-Plymouth-A...
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mstrug
Posted 2019-03-16 12:56 AM (#579410 - in reply to #579387)
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http://www.57plymouthconvertible.com/history-of-this-plymouth.php
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miquelonbrad
Posted 2019-03-19 10:12 AM (#579529 - in reply to #579387)
Subject: Re: Carnival Red Actual Color



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I have the 1957 Ditzler (PPG) paint mixing formulas, if that would help anyone...they are the Canadian colours, though most are direct crosses.
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57plymouth
Posted 2022-09-10 11:08 AM (#624141 - in reply to #579529)
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miquelonbrad - 2019-03-19 10:12 AM

I have the 1957 Ditzler (PPG) paint mixing formulas, if that would help anyone...they are the Canadian colours, though most are direct crosses.


I'm trying to find modern codes for 1957 Plymouth Marine Blue Poly, Silver Charcoal Poly, and Satin Gray. The Ditzler codes are DQE-11533-DAL, DQU-31226-DAL, and DQE-31324-DAL respectively.

Any assistance you can offer would be appreciated.

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Powerflite
Posted 2022-09-10 2:51 PM (#624148 - in reply to #579387)
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I have also found that there are major differences in color from Los Angeles vs. Detroit - even if it isn't stated on the paint sheet. Two examples from Los Angeles are my '56 Savoy which was painted Wedgewood Blue, but is much more of a light blue color. Another is my '57 Windsor that was painted Copper Brown, but looks more like Copper Glow.

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