Dave -
Relax. The chip in the original 58 Plymouth Paint Chip Booklet matched up to
the original overspray that was underneath the package shelf. Since it was
inside a booklet, there was less of a chance of it getting dirty or exposed
to sunlight, which would change the tint. I'm satisfied. :-))))
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] The Big Day
> PLEASE tell me you didn't go by the chip!
>
> As a seller of paint chips on eBay, I can tell you that the color varies
> VERY widely amongst these chips. After all they are 40+ years old, and
> formulated to be printed on paper without primer. They were meant as a
> guide so a shop could id the paint for ordering the paint by
formulation --
> they were never intended as, and shouldn't be used for an exact color
> match...
>
> -Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
> [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ron Waters
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 7:12 PM
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FWDLK] The Big Day
>
>
> Hi gang -
>
> I got down to the body shop early this morning to check the final
sprayout.
> This time they matched the 58 Plymouth Sunflower Yellow exactly. Don't
let
> your body shop tell you that they can 'get something close' to the correct
> color. The shop manager played with the color by adding a drop of this or
> removing a drop of that until it matched the color in the 58 Plymouth chip
> booklet exactly.
>
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