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Hi, just picked up my new old toy. '65 FJ40L Original paint and will keep it that way, but need to make up paint for some interior spots, bumperettes and running boards that have a dad greenish white re-spray.
Still need guidance on bumperettes. Are they painted or not! 50/50 answers from the experts as weather they should be body or silver color. She was built in 65 and titled in 66. I just bought 2 pair to be safe if I ever show her.
Trivia, had the week off so set out to find a real close match to my Lily White t-403 paint. First off, they made 2 versions of the T-403, named type 1 and type 2. Type 2 came out in '68 and is darker/greener than the 1964-67 version. The old PPG books only show a good enamel formula for the ladder color.
With the ladder T-403 way off from the earlier version this is what I did to get a real close match.
Order a pint of the 1968, type 2 T-403. Then have your paint guy make up a pint of the same stuff but have him put in 200% white. It will be lighter. Then add 1/2 a 35mm film cannister at a time from the darker pint to the lighter pint of paint. Paint some on card stock, let dry and compare. I used between 1.5 and 2.5 cannisters of the darker T-403 to get the color I wanted. Keep in mind, different shades may work better on different parts of the rig.
As I said, trivia, but it worked.
Still need guidance on bumperettes. Are they painted or not! 50/50 answers from the experts as weather they should be body or silver color. She was built in 65 and titled in 66. I just bought 2 pair to be safe if I ever show her.
Trivia, had the week off so set out to find a real close match to my Lily White t-403 paint. First off, they made 2 versions of the T-403, named type 1 and type 2. Type 2 came out in '68 and is darker/greener than the 1964-67 version. The old PPG books only show a good enamel formula for the ladder color.
With the ladder T-403 way off from the earlier version this is what I did to get a real close match.
Order a pint of the 1968, type 2 T-403. Then have your paint guy make up a pint of the same stuff but have him put in 200% white. It will be lighter. Then add 1/2 a 35mm film cannister at a time from the darker pint to the lighter pint of paint. Paint some on card stock, let dry and compare. I used between 1.5 and 2.5 cannisters of the darker T-403 to get the color I wanted. Keep in mind, different shades may work better on different parts of the rig.
As I said, trivia, but it worked.
