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Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:16 pm

Guys, I'm restoring a '56 bug and I'm trying to find a paint color. I think the color is a split, not oval. I really like the grey/green. Found it several places but don't know what the code is.

Page 57, bottom, of VW Beetle The New Custom Handbook.

I can't really find any pictures on the net that come close.

Anyone have an idea what code that is?

Ralph D

Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:31 pm

Have you tried? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/paintcodestype1.php

Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:43 am

Yes, I've seen the paint chips but can't tell anthing from them. Photos are the only way. I'll hunt up a photo and attach it.

Ralph

Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:46 am

This is the color:

http://www.bbt4vw.com/Car%20sales/Autoverkoop/kever/kever1951splitjudge.php

What color code is it?

Ralph

Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:03 pm

i'm gonna go with L 11 pastel green

but am not positive

Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:43 pm

ralphd wrote: This is the color:

http://www.bbt4vw.com/Car%20sales/Autoverkoop/kever/kever1951splitjudge.php

What color code is it?

Ralph

if that truly is a concours car & was resprayed its og colour, i would say that russ is correct. L11 pastel green.

you could always contact bbt and ask them about "the judges car" to confirm tho.

Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:27 am

I did a search for pastel green and found a couple that were dead-on.
When researching colors I saw another car that was supposed to be that color but it was a funky '70s light green. Thanks for setting the record straight. I'm going to look at a couple more cars in this color. I like it!

Ordering the paint either this week or next week.
Thanks for the help!!

Ralph

Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:20 pm

Get it custom matched. The PPG color code in their computer system is too yellow. I have had it mixes about 3 times at 2 different places before I sat and hand tinted it myself. Dupont doesn't have it on record. It was a nightmare to get it right.
Jim

Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:01 am

3 of my friends in CT each have split windows in that color; their cars are indeed pastel green.

Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:19 am

Jim! Hey thanks for those high quality J pipes! Outstanding attention to detail. You must be a machinist. I just cleaned up the flange a little with a file and tapped it onto the pipe. Didn't even weld it yet. Fits super. Beautiful work.

Ralph