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Hi folks, finally getting my Grandpa's 50 4-door Styleline Deluxe back on the road, got a bunch of stuff rechromed and now need to repaint the medium dark blue accent color on things like the hub caps, vertical trunk handle, grille, etc. I see that Chevs of the 40s sells 1/2 pints (not cheap!) of blue paint, seemingly for this very purpose. Question: can anyone verify that this paint is a good match for the original color? Thanks!

As a rule, The Filling Station is a very reliable source for parts and information. If they are selling the paint as being the correct color, I would buy it without hesitation.
If it is not "dead on", it will be so close that no one will ever question it.

Mike

I Shot, as others have stated, is a great product; I have used it often. But, as you note, it is ridiculously expensive. A good and much less expensive alternative is “Gloss Royal Blue” oil-based from Rustoleum. The color is just about perfect and the price is a quarter or less than 1 Shot. I have used Rustoleum on hubcaps, etc., and it has held up well. Just make sure to scuff the areas to be painted before applying. Rustoleum also carries a red and a white that are virtually the same colors available from 1 Shot.

I don't know if you have Krylon brand spray paint on the left coast, but I used it on my 1950. I used Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Gloss Regal Blue #51901 and Rust-o-Leum Metallic Goldrush #7270 for my trunk handle as well as the hub caps. I think they turned out very well.