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Hi all,
I have an aussie 1928 tourer the paint work is not original. I have done some repairs to the timber work and panels. I bought some touch up paint as at the moment i won't be respraying the car.
My question is: touch up paint in pressure pack cans have a number and a paint colour name, is their any relationship between the numbers e.g. the colour I have is Jade Green # PJ7055 and it is just about the right colour just a bit to dark. If I got a lower or higher number would it be lighter or dark shade of the same colour.
Or is their a better way of colour matching.

cheers Peter

If you can contact the previous owner, hopefully you can ask them exactly what the paint colour came from.

Another alternative is to go to a paint supplier with your car and take the paint chips book outside to attempt to match it up. If successfull in matching the paint colour , from there you can order a spray bomb or small quart of paint in that colour. Some suppliers will do a single spray bomb for you.

mike lynch

Some body shops have a scanner that will match the existing paint almost perfect.The machine is placed on a panel of your vehicle and then scans the color.After it analyzes it,it will give you the proper mix code for that color.

Thanks guys I will try for a colour match at a panel beater as the pre mixed cans are not quite the same. One day it may get a respray but for now I just want to use it.
Cheers peter..