[DeTomaso] 1971 yellow paint code

[Daniel Schultz]

Thanks Mike and Jim, difficult to get the right color now that the codes are 
outdated.Some guys seem to have gotten it real close though.

Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hendrickson" <chendric at bellsouth.net>
To: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; <danielvschultz at earthlink.net>; 
<detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 5:41 PM
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] 1971 yellow paint code


>
>
> I saw one a couple of years ago at Italian Car Day in Atlanta that
> looked great. It was brighter than the other yellow Panteras there. It
> had been painted with Glasurit paint. I was surprised that it was not a
> basecoat/clearcoat paint. I don't know how true it was to the original
> color, but it did look good.
>
> http://www.glasurit.com/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 4:24 PM
> To: danielvschultz at earthlink.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 1971 yellow paint code
>
>
>
> In a message dated 4/21/06 7:14:52, danielvschultz at earthlink.net writes:
>
> << Since we are on the topic of paint codes. Would anyone know the
> correct
> code for yellow of a 1971? My car is in the resto shop also for a
> respray. They
> plan on using  PPG materials. >>
>
>>>>1971 yellow is different from '72 and later.  It's brighter, I think.
>
> No PPG codes are available.  Here's what you have to choose from:
>
> Acme:  3-91033
> Ditzler:  81945
> Du Pont:  38807L
> Martin-Senour:  99-21485
> Rinshed Mason:  PT004
> Rogers:  8-91033
> Sherwin-Williams:  J5-4678
>
> All this information comes from the first few pages of both the De
> Tomaso
> factory parts book for the US market (highly recommended) and the
> orange-covered
> Ford parts book (an almost complete waste of paper IMHO).
>
> The factory parts book has a GT5-S on the cover.  It's a very worthwhile
>
> addition to your library.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mike
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