Vintage paint color references (1 Viewer)

[oregon fj]

Considering the effort that some of us have undertaken to find modern paint formulas that match the original vintage colors, I thought I'd start a thread where info can be shared whenever a Mudder has pinned down a modern paint that is "correct" for older rigs. If we get a good selection here, this could possibly be worth making "sticky".

This chip page isn't definitive, as it doesn't have some colors known to have been used prior to '64 or after '67 (India Ivory or Sulphur Yellow, for example), or even some colors we know only from seeing today ("Bandaid"?). I've edited the normal version of it to remove all the metallics. It is possible that not all of these were used on Land Cruisers, but it's a start.

So if any of you have a modern formula or other current reference for one of these (or other early) colors for any paint supplier, please post the info here to help others.

Not pictured:

T-??? India Ivory (beige)

 

[oregon fj]

I'll start.

T-431 River Blue

This color is still listed in the database of Akzo Nobel, maker of Sikkens, UTech & Wanda auto paint lines. In their master color chip book (called 'ColorMap'), it is referenced as Pg. 472, Chip D1.

Here's the best outdoor picture I have so far.

 

[andybudge]

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Pluto ( 'Band Aid' ) Beige circa 1964.

 

[Indygbd]

Not sure if you have seen this post by @treerootCO great stuff.

Paint Codes

Below are a few photos from his post.
The post is worth looking at.

 

[andybudge]

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Pluto ( 'Band Aid' ) Beige circa 1964.

aka 'Coronado Beige' ?

 

[andybudge]

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Transfer

• andybudge
• Dec 21, 2016

Pick up

• andybudge
• Dec 21, 2016

As per this Paint color

 

[Indygbd]

Again this is from Treeroots link I posted above. Same color codes, however the name changed on 64-67 paint codes

 

[oregon fj]

Yes, I have seen all those paint chips with Toyota codes before. But what I'm looking to compile here is where actual formulas have been found and noted for modern paints. I found the paint jobbers give you a funny look when you tell them you need paint for a '64 Toyota, code T-431. All they can say is, "do you have a good sample we can scan?" And most of the time we don't.

So I was hoping that as Mudders painfully go through the process of figuring out what matches certain codes, we could post those here.

 

[andybudge]

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Pluto ( 'Band Aid' ) Beige circa 1964.

These tints are no longer available but a good paint company can translate into modern tints.
We had to adjust slightly by eye match to get original colour.

 

[andybudge]

.....Paint Code ' Recipe ' for Lily White to follow soon.

 

[seth]

Hey guys, I'm working on the vintage paint conundrum on my 64 FJ40, and I've found a couple pieces of original paint hidden under some bits. I'm going to use that as a reference to go and eye-match a solid PPG color chip. I'll let you know what I come back with. It looks like Volcanic Beige or Coronado Beige, but the PPG guy said he can't mix the color as found in his system anymore, so we should find a solid color match in his swatch book.

Removed the rear license plate holder. Under the rubber seal was some nice, protected factory paint:

When I removed the gearbox hump, I uncovered some more factory paint. The second photo I added a white piece of paper on the left as a reference:

 

[PapaFJ40]

Anybody got a supplier for Sulphur Yellow paint?