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Old 09-11-2018, 05:43 AM   #1
darrellyates
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Re: Pictures request - '67/'68 with 526 ivory/off white vs. 510 white?

Paint colors are tough to pick. I saw pictures of Chad's truck, and wanted similar colors when I was building mine. Plus, I've seen tan ones at shows and so forth.

I had one blue and white and loved the colors, however, now there a bunch of blue trucks local and I wanted something different.

The point of my reply is that seeing pictures and seeing the paint in person is different. And, color of sealer under the paint also makes a difference in how the paint looks to the eye.

Just a couple more points. First, be careful on color numbers. GM has used the same white, and other color formulations under different numbers and names for decades. I found the current white on work trucks with the same actual formulation used back into at least the early 1960's. I didn't go back any further, it may go back farther than that. The same is true with other colors of red, and blue. Same formulation, different codes and different names.

For off-white, look at the India Ivory they used on Cameo trucks in the mid 1950's. Many of the older whites are more off-white than bright. And, don't limit yourself to GM colors. Lots of other car makers have great colors! Ford had some white colors in the 1960's that were not as bright as modern paint. Again, like Chad said, try for an Ivory color.

Last point... Remember that the color of sealer (or primer) will change the brightness of the paint. And both intensity and type of viewing light also changes the color. It's a good thing I didn't see the picture of the red/white truck in your post prior to painting mine, as I really like that truck. I also like the BMW Gold and white one that belongs to Chad, I've told him before I copied his truck with mine. I even sprayed out the BMW gold, but it just missed a little for me. I went with a little brighter gold on my truck, and used the current 8624 GM white. Yes, it's brighter than you want. Lastly, I use white sealer prior to paint. Really makes them "pop" in the sunlight.

Since it's not green or red, and you already have a picture of Chad's truck, I'm not going to re-post mine. However, I don't believe you will go wrong if your truck winds up looking like either in your initial post. Both are great looking trucks!!

Good Luck with your paint choice! Do a couple of spray-outs and look at them under different light sources. I think I sprayed nearly a dozen before I made a final choice...
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