<VV> paint codes

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There was only one interior red color used. It therefore wouldn't matter
what exterior color the car is. It's this color that Carl's looking for.
Computer generated colors wouldn't be accurate enough, only a physical
sample.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: <rbuckridge at comcast.net>
> To: <arlettecarl at hotmail.com>
> Subject: <VV> paint codes
>
"I wondered, and hoping that someone reading this may be able to help me?  
 I am currently restoring a 1965 Corvair Monza convertible here in
Australia. 
 I am restoring the interior of this car with a red interior (it was
originally white). The dash panel was originally black and I will of course
have to repaint it the correct shade of red colour. 
 Here's my problem. Australian paint suppliers can not match colours using
USA paint codes so quoting USA paint numbers or codes is next to useless." 



I can't find my color books right now, so a quick search returned this
page. 

http://www.paintcodes.net/chevy-paint-codes-1965.html 



It shows two reds offered, Regal Red and Rally Red. If your paint supply
people can't match USA codes, can they match PPG codes? 



Another solution may be to order some paint through a US supplier and tell
them it is for the interior. I would think interior colors are like
exterior colors but in a 30% or 60% gloss. 



Also the paint color "chips" used on this page are not actual paint chips,
but rather simulated as they are a result of RGBÂ hexadecimal coding. For
what it's worth, the Regal Red is represented as RGB code, 6D1718 and the
Rally Red is RGB code, 9a1a19. 



Roy