1960s Paint Codes - Help Please !

[RedexRob]

Need your help guys ! I am having real trouble getting some paint mixed up to my original paint code Dragoon Red , I realise we are now in the era of two pack and cellulose may not be possible but I have a basic problem over what is listed , my paint code is CU Dragoon Red , some suppliers list a Dragon Red (not Dragoon), was this a seperate colour is this a misprint ? any help with on line colour listings/codes would be helpful , I only want to do a back door not the whole car so a good match is imperitive.. Should have got an Ermine White one I know...lol

[GT_Jim]

the best thing to do is get their colour chart and see what the differnce is. its like ford rosso red there are about 10 shades so be warned

[kirk10]

you will find that dragon and dragoon is probably the same colour you need

depends what make there paint is

i use lechler to mix paint my self and quit often it comes up with weird spelling

probably a geman paint kit or american or so on

but like gt jim said there could be a number of diferant shades of that colour so your best taking something of the car and get them to colour chart it

to get the right shade

[Vista]

Spies Hecker colour finder has never let me down yet, and indeed lists yours as Dragoon Red colour code CU used from 1965 to 1968

 

http://www.shcolor.info/scripts/colorin ... eralfilter

 

 

It goes on to quote this as the forumlae for one litre of it

 

 

category : Passenger car

car maker : FORD EUROPE

code : CU

color : DRAGOON RED

from-to : 1965-1968

panel : 39543

paint system : 257_Permacron Autolack

formula date : 03.04.87

amount : 1.0 litres

 

 

Tint code Tint name Mass (g) Cumul. (g)

 

AG006 OXIDROT 302.4 302.4

 

AL281 MARON 410.4 712.8

 

AG201 WEISS 138.3 851.1

 

AG207 ORANGE 230.4 1081.5

[RedexRob]

Thanks guys thats exactly what I was after , I believe good sources can also "age" a colour as well to get it spot on , at least I can go ahead with the source that is offering me Ford Dragon Red as there is no other reference to it apart from a Merc colour , I,ll let you know what the sample aerosol comes out like.