| [ Total Views: 1827 | Total Replies: 8 | Thread Id: 102746 ] |
|
|
 crsedge
Wolfsburg Wizard
Posts: 687
Threads: 84
Registered: January 4th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Cheery
|
| posted on July 12th, 2013 at 07:25 PM |
|
|
Australian Paint Colours
Hi All,
I need some help!
About to repaint the '54/5 Beetle in factory black; the problem is I am wanting to reproduce the find actual paint colour used on the sides that was
applied after it was imported to Australia. It was resprayed later in life to a non-correct grey, thus there is no remnants of the old colour on the
body to match 
The below link has the paint colour L23 Silver Grey on the chart
http://www.pre67vw.com/colours/default.aspx?cg=4
My problem is the painter cannot locate any information on the mix to produce this colour, as he has been told records no longer exist. Yes there is a
paint chip on the chart but accuracy is a question to match to a screen or print out.
I believe it was a Balmer's colour, which was taken over by Duco Dulux.
Anyone go any ideas on where to find the require information??
Cheers
Craig
May '55 Oval
|
|
|
68AutoBug
A.k.a.: Lee Noonan
Aircooled Master
Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138% - YIKES --
Posts: 11654
Threads: 449
Registered: August 31st, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: SCONE in UPPER HUNTER VALLEY NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Yellow
Mood: Really Mentally Ill - all of the time -
|
| posted on July 12th, 2013 at 07:50 PM |
|
|
Hopefully, someone on here has the info??
Yes probably BALM paints ??
and later Beetles were DULUX...
but now You would probably need a sample of the colour..
and that is going to be difficult after all those years..
Black was an odd colour for a VW in Australia..
I only know or have seen two VWs that were black..
[from memory?]
a 64-67 beetle that belonged to a VW dealer in Gloucester NSW and His brother [VW Mechanic] had a black type 3 Fastback...
Phil may know how to get the colour??
I thought You were looking for BLACK not silver grey???
Best of Luck
LEE
My beetle is Mitsubishi silver grey metallic.. lol how different..?
| Error |
| Sorry, you must be a registered user in order to download attachments. |
|
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
|
|
|
crsedge
Wolfsburg Wizard
Posts: 687
Threads: 84
Registered: January 4th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Cheery
|
| posted on July 13th, 2013 at 07:15 PM |
|
|
Thanks Lee.
The car was factory black, and had the addition of the grey sides when delivered in Australia I believe (before my father purchased it). This is my
intention to repaint it the same 
I was hoping for some semblance of the old colour to be discovered when I stripped it but alas nothing!
Cheers
Craig
May '55 Oval
|
|
|
Burrelli
Officially Full-On Dubber
Posts: 244
Threads: 4
Registered: October 12th, 2008
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
| posted on July 13th, 2013 at 09:40 PM |
|
|
Here is a link to Aussie VW colours.
If it was painted at the VW dealer it could be a VW colour but if it was done some where else the grey could be anything.
http://www.clubvw.org.au/vwpaint
|
|
|
empi
A.k.a.: Empstar
Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
Posts: 4131
Threads: 178
Registered: August 27th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: melbourne
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: thunderous
|
| posted on July 14th, 2013 at 11:13 AM |
|
|
Try Alec at Ringwood paints, he has a lot of the codes on file
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous  |
|
|
 helbus
A.k.a.: Pete S
Super Administrator
Mad fabricator, paint and body
Posts: 7386
Threads: 312
Registered: September 1st, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: In the garage chopping cars into bits
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: In the thinking chair
|
| posted on July 14th, 2013 at 02:02 PM |
|
|
Eastern Auto Paints have BALM colour chips for a lot of Aussie assembled cars.
|
|
|
crsedge
Wolfsburg Wizard
Posts: 687
Threads: 84
Registered: January 4th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Cheery
|
| posted on July 14th, 2013 at 05:21 PM |
|
|
Thanks guys, two leads to follow up!
May '55 Oval
|
|
|
crsedge
Wolfsburg Wizard
Posts: 687
Threads: 84
Registered: January 4th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Cheery
|
| posted on July 17th, 2013 at 10:53 PM |
|
|
No love with the follow up, it appears that unless someone has this colour on their car there is no way of detemining the constituents as there are no
records from that far back for this Balm paint colour..
Anyone out there with what they think is the colour on their car, especially if you are Victorian based? A direct match seems to be the only likely
scenario...
May '55 Oval
|
|
|
grumble
Son of Jim - Creator of Good
Posts: 2668
Threads: 53
Registered: June 10th, 2008
Member Is Offline
Location: Taree
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: happy all the time
|
| posted on July 18th, 2013 at 08:49 PM |
|
|
Hi Craig I have an old Spartan paints catalogue unfortunately it doesn't start until 59 but it has black listed with a code of 7885,I would assume
that that was the original BALM code and may be the one that you are looking for. During my years working on these the only car with a factory black
that I can remember belonged to Duncan Dark who had it on display at the Auto museum in Forster when it closed down and the vehicles sold off.From
memory it was a 56 model. I hope this helps. Cheers Les
|
|
|
