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colour code for vw ruby red
weapon - November 16th, 2006 at 06:51 AM

anyone know vw ruby red colour code or possibly be able to point me in the right direction?
thanks rob.


vw54 - November 16th, 2006 at 06:58 AM

Easy

1961 Ruby Red 286-4286
1963, 64, 65 Ruby Red 4754
1963 Ruby Red 566-5265 1500 imported

Do you need to no the different quanties of the tinters


weapon - November 16th, 2006 at 07:06 AM

not sure dave. 64 ruby red is the one im after. i was under the impression that if i had the colour code of the specific colour i wanted, all i had to do was find a paint supplier who had documentation that contained the formula for the colour. is this the case or am i barking up the wrong tree?
thanks rob.


empi - November 16th, 2006 at 08:07 AM

That would be my favorite colour... L456 Ruby red.


vw54 - November 16th, 2006 at 12:58 PM

yeah thats right give them the number and they SHOULD be able to mix it for you are you painting the whole car or doing a touch up i


weapon - November 16th, 2006 at 01:04 PM

whole car dave, its my first attempt, but got a mate whos a guru in the field.
rob


barls - November 16th, 2006 at 05:16 PM

here is the info i have for my car mate its the 64 ruby red as seen on my super chaos. hope this helps
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DUCO

47-8882- Ruby Red

Volkswagen Motors LTD.

Mixing Formula
by volume

47-802 Fast Red Toner 77.0%
47-176 White 8.0%
47-302 Black 3.0%
47-550 Fast Orange Toner 12.0%
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100.0%


weapon - November 16th, 2006 at 05:38 PM

yo barls, cant hit the link. could you post some pics?
rob.


barls - November 16th, 2006 at 05:43 PM

try this link
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=25214 

or here you see the red around the edges of the pic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/barls80/DSCF0037.jpg


weapon - November 16th, 2006 at 06:05 PM

sweet colour,sweet car.

[ Edited on 16-11-2006 by weapon ]


68AutoBug - November 16th, 2006 at 06:57 PM

Was Ruby Red used on Locally made VWs
or only imported VWS??

I don't remember seeing any red beetles
only type 3s...

My cousin had a red Beetle in the 60s but it had been repainted...
although it was really red red....

cheers

Lee


barls - November 16th, 2006 at 06:59 PM

63-64 in oz although it was two different colours


weapon - November 17th, 2006 at 06:19 AM

my old man bought a red 64 brand new back in the day, he reckons it was an australian made vehicle.
rob.


barls - November 17th, 2006 at 06:56 AM

australian assembled most likely


vw54 - November 17th, 2006 at 09:18 AM

No they were Australian Made Everything

There were heaps of Ruby Red Beetles

If your painting the whole car including inner n under guards then i suggest that you get 6 liters of paint mixed so you will have a liter or so left over for later touch ups store it in your beer fridge at home in a good air tight container

apply the base coat using about 2 liters of so then mix all of the paint you have left into one tin this will give a more even colour when the top coats are applied


weapon - November 17th, 2006 at 08:28 PM

id thought to maybe buy 4 litres and that would leave me enough let over. 6litres sounds like a lot, but youve probably restored more cars than me dave, so ill take your word for it. ps can you put more pics of nude chics on your web page?
rob.


vw54 - November 17th, 2006 at 08:34 PM

yeah 6 is a lot but it is better to apply more than find you almost out

So dont 4 get the mixing of the tins on the last couple of coats

Are you doing Acrylic or 2 Pak ???

I just did my 76 beetle n had to go n get another 1 liter mixed i was planning on 4 but used almost 3 liters on the inner bits then applied clear to make it spread in the final few coats


weapon - November 17th, 2006 at 08:44 PM

thanks dave, definately acrylic. really want it to look as original as possible.
rob.