Hi, all.

I want to repaint, as true as possible, the light blue color of the air cleaner in the 280. Has anyone been able to replicate that color, or have a color code?

Many thanks in advance.

You know you are on a car lover's site when the question "What color is blue?" would actually make good sense!!!

Ask Beandip, he just recently re-did his.

Enrique

Take it to a good shop, they can digitally scan it or what ever the hell they do and get an exact match of what you want.

Duplicolor Engine Enamel Ponitac Blue DE1610 is so freaken close. the original has just the slightest more touch of green. But you'd have to have them next to each other to see it.

That is what color my 67 firebird is, and the engine also.

Time out Chris, the better paint shops can match the sample you bring in, but that is the key. You MUST bring in a sample for them to match.

From what he posted, he's asking for the original paint code. I know Gary knows it as he just had his breather painted, but I myself don't know the code.

You're right that he can get anything he wants, but if he's looking to find the code as it came out of the factory, the breather he might have in his car would have 35+_ YEARS of age/ grime / use behind it. Me, I'd opt for the code and have the paint mixed.

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Time out Chris, the better paint shops can match the sample you bring in, but that is the key. You MUST bring in a sample for them to match.

From what he posted, he's asking for the original paint code. I know Gary knows it as he just had his breather painted, but I myself don't know the code.

You're right that he can get anything he wants, but if he's looking to find the code as it came out of the factory, the breather he might have in his car would have 35+_ YEARS of age/ grime / use behind it. Me, I'd opt for the code and have the paint mixed.

E

right on!

Les Cannaday told me he would have some made, but it never really came about. I guess I didn't bug him enough about it. I geuss he sells alot more Nissan turquise engine color to bother with another color he'd sell two cans a year of.

Dont come to me for the color . I painted my engine block Chrisler blue and the same for the air cleaner. I did this because the origional engine color was blue and I read that the Chrisler color was vary close . My Z is painted Screaming Yellow , a 2005 Ford Mustang color . The orange air cleaner just clashed badly so I shot it the same as the block. I am not a purest and I mearly went for the look . This is hi-temp rattle can paint . Gary

My Z is painted Screaming Yellow ,

Or as a wise man from Vancouver once said "Gary painted his car "Arrest Me" yellow."

So far I have escaped !

Beandip, I also heard the Chrysler blue was very close to the original block color. Did you find that to be the case? Do you have the paint code, by any chance? That's one of my next projects.