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Subject:Re: Westy grey matching paint
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:52:32 -0700

paint code ?
that's how I've gottne just perfect paint for a vanagon, by the paint code
right from the van.

but, I'm not finding the paint code on my new 87 Wolfsburg.  it's 'silver
gray' .
someone got the link to a site that tells all the colors and paint codes by
year and model ?
thanks,
scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard A Jones" <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 3:14 PM
Subject: Westy grey matching paint

>> What paint did you use to get a good match?  If you can provide the brand
>> and type (like "Super Gray" or such) that would really be some good info.
>
> I took a table to my local Kwal paint store and they
> matched it.  The product is an oil-based egg-shell
> finish " Accu-Pro Int./Ext. Alkyd Eggshell Enamel"
> and the color mix for a quart is B14, C6, I2.
>
> Of course, this mix only works for Kwal since other
> paint companies have their own bases and pigments,
> but others could do the same match.
>
> Richard