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Could someone tell me what a current color is for the 32 chev blue body color.
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You need to us more then that. Which blue are you talking about. What body style your working. What the cowl tags has on it, if your going back original.

The body tag on the firewall will have a 2 or 3 digit color code and depending on the body style there are at least five different blues listed.

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My car is a 1932 Chev 5 window coupe. Its origional color was black but I want to change the color to an 1932 chev blue. My goal is to use an origional 1932 chev blue color. I could go to the paint shop and just pick any blue but I would rather stay with a 32 chev blue. I am planning on black fenders and a blue body. Since there is more than one 32 Chev blue I would like to pick from a list.
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The Filling Station as a list available of all Duco color combinations from 1929 through 1934.

OK, now that we know you have a 5-window your options are done to 2. Serge Blue and Manganese Blue. I would go with Serge Blue since Manganese is almost black. I was thinking of a Blue for my Phaeton but Manganese was the only one used on Phaeton's and I don't want a black car.

Let me know if you need more info, I think I have a modern color number for both, but I don't know which one is which for sure.

Bruce

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ok serge blue it is..
Does anyone know of a current paint color for serge blue?
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1972 Brockway Truck. The color is Erie Blue and the Duco number is 6692. It is rated as an excellent match.

I have managed to get 18 chips from 1932. Among them 4 blue chips and the lightest is Harmsworth Blue, but still it is a dark blue. Manganese and Fernandez Blue are darker and Blue Bell Blue and Avondale Blue somewhat greener, but still blue.

That makes 5 blue chips?

The only blue paint combinations used on 1932 Chevrolets in the USA are Serge Blue, Blue Bell Blue and Manganese Blue. Also, Dagestan Blue was used as well but that was an opalescent color.

Harmsworth Blue, Fernandez Blue and Avondale Blue are not 1932 Chevrolet color combinations in the USA.

I believe the sedan delivery used a # 73 code called Coolie Blue according to the color bulletin # 5.

Correct! However, I think that is for the early 1932 sedan delivery since #73 is a 1931 color combination number.

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I went to my local paint shop and they could not match a Duco 6692 number nor 1972 Brockway truck Erie Blue.. Does anyone have a more current color code that matches Duco 6692?

I may still choose a darker blue for my 1932 Chev coupe. Can anyone help me out with a current color code for manganese blue?

I dont want to buy the paint from anyone but my local paint shop. They sell PPG paints. Im using their primer and already have the harderner and thinner for the black fenders.
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Go to http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/ and look up the color. Take the PPG paint code to your local shop to see if they can mix it from the code.

If your local paint shop couldn't match the modern crossover listed above then they probably can't match the crossover for Manganese Blue either. Your best bet is to go to the site that Chippy Dippy posted above and have your local paint shop color match as close as they can to the paint chip or to the paint code if it isn't obsolete.

My 32 sedan was painted Serge blue. I got an original color chip and matched it best I could with dupont #72756. The car was painted 10 years ago but your paint shop may be able to convert the above code to PPG so you could see what it will look like.

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I tried the web site above but didnt have any luck. I searched for serge and manganese blue and 1932 chevrolet. The site came up without anything. Its a big web siet with lots of stuff on it. Do you have any hints on where the information is located on this site because the search couldnt find what I need.
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Hello fullbore,
Reference the PPG brand paint to match Serge Blue, try looking at the PPG BC2925 Midnight Blue. This was used by (31 CHEVYLOVER'N SC)on his 1931 Chevy Coach. I can only hope that my 31 Coach can someday look as nice as his. Try contacting him for assistance.

On the link above, the information is there. I use that sight all the time. Don't do a search. Just follow the instructions for the paint chips and you will get there. All of the paint chips for 1932 are shown on that site.

Hello fullbore,
This checklist may help with navigating Autocolorlibrary.
1. Go to Autocolorlibrary web site
2. Scroll down
3. Select make eg. chevrolet
4. Scroll down
5. Select year eg. 1931 or 1932
6. Scroll down
7. Click on Chevrolet Color Schedule page that has appeared
8. Scroll down
9. Find 1931 Models Combination 72 Serge Blue IM-934
10. Scroll up
11. Select paint type
12. Type in paint name in the box eg. serge blue
13. Type in Color Chip Formula # eg. im-934
14. Leave third box blank
15. Click 'update paint pricing'
16. Scroll down
17. View results
Hope it shows information that you can use.

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I was able to get to step 17. But there were no paint chips to look at.
This site is not user friendly
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Hello fullbore,
Sorry the information was not satisfactory. I thought your local PPG store could use the paint data #'s to work with. If you go back to the Autocolorlibrary site, than scroll down to the box that says 'click here for IMS, ect'. Click onto that. Scroll down to 'First Auto Color Codes'. Put cursor over chip chart, click on , and select IM916 thru IM941. Scroll down to view IM934 Serge Blue. It's the best I can find without paying any money.

You are right, that sight is definitely not user friendly, however, all of the paint chips for 1931 and 1932 are there, so keep trying.

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I made it all the way thru the autocolor web site. Thanks for the click by click instructions. I would have never found the info without them. The serge blue is very dark on my screen. I think Ill buy just a pint to see if I like it.
Thanks again for the click by click instructions.
Bye for now
Mike