Re: [FWDLK] Paint Interchange Questions

["Wayne Graefen" <wrgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can help on "Poly".

This refers to paints with metallic "sparkle" content, rather
than solid colors.

The paint industries older term was "opal" or "opalescent" where
the "sparkle" literally was derived from the shell of some ocean
going shell fish and probably created in engineering labs as
well.  "Opalescence" was first used in the late '20s on up into
the '50s and occasionally later I believe.  "Pearl" finishes of
today are probably still opalescent.

Wayne Graefen

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe and Nancy M <joeandnancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 9:42 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] Paint Interchange Questions


>I have the 1945-1995 Paint Code Interchange Manual.  The 1955
Ply colors
>show PPG codes 70509 for Seminole Scarlet and 80697 for Orlando
Ivory.  I
>checked the PPG website and could not find a place to key in a
code and see
>the color so I called them this morning.  They do not show code
70509 at all
>and have an "offset" for 80697 as 2996 which is for a 77 Ford.
>
>Few questions:  This book is fairly current, why does it have
outdated
>codes?  I looked up 77 Ford and did not see 2996 at all, why
does PPG show
>this as a 77 Ford color and the book does not?  Can I rely on
these codes in
>the book?
>
>PPG told me to have the paint shop call them for a
"prophet(sp?)" on 70509
>and they will try to get the formula for them.  I am concerned
about what
>color the car might turn out though!  Any advice????
>
>Also, as a side note.  Stripping the chrome and trim off the
car has shown
>that the car used to be "robin egg blue" where it is now black
and Ivory
>where it is red.  I also hope to use the paint codes to
determine the
>original color.  Or, does anyone know what robin egg blue would
be.....
>Miami Blue, Biscayne Blue Poly (what does the poly
mean??????????), Tampa
>Turquoise, etc.  Too many bluish and blue/greens to pick from!!
>
>See ya,  Joe.
>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5768
>99 GMC Sierra K1500 SLE Z71 4x4 Ext Cab Shortbed 5.3L
Blue/Pewter.
>55 Plymouth Belvedere 2dr Club Coupe V8 Auto Red/Black Sport
Tone.
>http://www.infopage.com/plymouth/
>