Does anyone know what codes I need to give my painter for B5 blue ? I assume just telling him B5 blue is not enough ?
Many thanks
Posted By: 6bblgt
Re: B5 Blue Paint Code ? - 03/21/19 07:22 PM
be sure to mention what year
1969-'70 = EB5
1971-'73 = GB5
1974 = KB5
It's on a 1970 Plymouth Satellite but it's not the original colour , I just need to match the colour what's on there which I think is B5
Posted By: BradH
Re: B5 Blue Paint Code ? - 03/21/19 10:55 PM
You can search on the Resto forum to get additional info on telling the difference between the codes.
Posted By: topside
Re: B5 Blue Paint Code ? - 03/22/19 01:03 AM
It might look like B5 but could be something else, or from a different year. Similar colors were even offered at Maaco & Earl Scheib.
Add to that there are variances within a system, and at least 4 different major paint companies, each with their own internal code for B5.
Your painter should have a jobber that can determine the color with whatever system he's using to help narrow it down.
He or the jobber should also have sample books that might have something close enough to be tintable or blendable if you're using a basecoat/clearcoat system.
Posted By: Kern Dog
Re: B5 Blue Paint Code ? - 03/22/19 01:34 AM
Does anyone know what codes I need to give my painter for B5 blue ? I assume just telling him B5 blue is not enough ?
Many thanks
I chose PPG Ditzler 2019 for THIS car:
Posted By: Kern Dog
Re: B5 Blue Paint Code ? - 03/22/19 01:38 AM
Posted By: Kern Dog
Re: B5 Blue Paint Code ? - 03/22/19 02:02 AM
Thank you. That car inspired my screen name. It was a 1974 with 70/71 taillights, grille, hood and bumpers. It started as a 225/904, I converted it to a 360/4 speed/8.75 with 3.55 gears. I do miss the car....It went to South Dakota.
Posted By: GODSCOUNTRY340
Re: B5 Blue Paint Code ? - 03/22/19 11:44 PM
Great looking job. Most people don't have the slightest idea how much work is involved in doing what you did.
Posted By: Kern Dog
Re: B5 Blue Paint Code ? - 03/23/19 12:17 AM
I see guys on these forums doing some unreal stuff...Full floor pans, quarters, cowl panels, etc. I have never taken a car down that far. I've done quarter skins, partial roof skins, floor pan patches but not all on the same car.
I simply patched in and replaced a taillight panel and did some bodywork. The car was really solid to begin with. It was sun baked from Redding CA without a single bit of rust.
Posted By: TheTieWrapKid
Re: B5 Blue Paint Code ? - 03/23/19 01:54 AM
I thought that looked like a later Duster in the Before picture. Then I see earlier looking items on the front and rear of the finished product. Nice improvement !