Carolina Blue

[ZLP955]

It’s definitely worth shooting test cards until you get something you’re happy with, modern paint technology won’t look like it originally did, even with the same mixing code.

[x33rs]

That's why I really prefer to use the BASF products when it comes to original colors and paint codes. That's been the best system I've found that really gets the original colors nearly perfect. I also use PPG occasionally but the colors have been hit and miss with that system depending on the color, and sometimes need monkeyed with for good results. Sometimes it's okay. If it needs monkeyed with that opens a can of worms I'll explain in a minute.

With a color like Carolina Blue, with no metallic and kind of a basic pastel color, it shouldn't be too difficult for them as long as that old Dupont number can be found. I can do a spray out with it and most of the time I don't have to change anything.

If it gets into tinting and custom mixing, that's where things get too difficult. Takes these guys way too long and hard to deal with. They just don't like doing it is what it amounts to and I'm not driving 200 miles to the next paint store. It's the only one that supports a quad city area up here, long story.
So if it looks like it's going down that path and we get into custom mixing stuff, there's a good chance I'll skip Carolina Blue and go back to Hugger Orange, lol. That's why I really wanted a code I could start with.