L29 Paint Code for Gas Tanks

[Black58EuroBug]

HI!
Does anyone have any information on the paint code L29? A chip or an actual name? I am trying to order paint for a my Beetle's gas tank plus some other miscellaneous parts inside and it seems this is the only paint code I've come across for the unusual blue/gray color used.

Parts painted in this color include:my original gas tank, the support arm behind the dash, the support arm for the armrest inside the passenger door, the two piece heater tube covers under the rear seat, and the inside of my glove box (with a beige flocking stuck into the paint).

Thanks...
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Kimberly
9/9/57 European Beetle L41 "Schnitzel"

[Juan]

Not sure if they are there... but check out these two links, they might help:

http://home.earthlink.net/~hootowls/

http://karmannghia.org/paint_chips.html

[Black58EuroBug]

Thanks... not there... still looking...anyone?
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Kimberly
9/9/57 European Beetle L41 "Schnitzel"

[EnzoRocks]

I got this off the Glasurit web site...my local glasurit shop didn't know what the code was. This is for the 22 line and then the 68 line.


VW - L29 1955-1955
BLUE GREY AD2220

22 Date: 23.08.05 PG: I

M+A Farben 200 g 0,3 l 0,5 l 1 l 1,5 l

M26 66,2 107,7 179,6 359,1 538,7
M60 53,7 195,0 325,1 650,0 975,1
M974 7,3 206,8 344,8 689,4 1034,3
M77 2,4 210,7 351,4 702,6 1054,1
522-322 70,4 325,2 542,1 1084,1 1626,2


VW - L29 1955-1955
BLUE GREY AD6801

68 Date: 06.09.05 PG: I

M+A Farben 200g 1 l 2,5 l 3 l 5 l

T920 65,1 351,9 879,7 1055,6 1759,4
T002 108,2 584,7 1461,8 1754,1 2923,5
T900 115,3 623,3 1558,4 1870,0 3116,7
T141 117,7 636,2 1590,6 1908,6 3181,0
568-403 200,0 1080,8 2702,0 3242,4 5404,0

[Nirvana09]

Is the L29 grey blue for early Beetle fuel tanks the same color as NOS metal pieces? I have some old stock heater channel pieces that look somewhat similar to the color I get on my computer screen, but it looks lighter than most pictures I see. I want to get it color matched but I'm not certain it's the same, can anybody who knows for sure chime in and help me?
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A few '56s, a '64, and some late model stuff.

[panicman]

If your luck is like mine, you'll need a chip to get a match. I had a good local jobber mix up a batch based on the code only, and here is my comparison:

The blob they put in the cap looked very close, but the end product was noticeably lighter.
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[retroman]

Try TCP global. Always works for me
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[Nirvana09]

Now as I mentioned, I do have a few old stock pieces of metal, is the grey/blue color they use here the same as L29?

I can take one of these with me to see how close we can get it matches. Also, the bottom plate is a little lighter than the heater channel piece itself. Any idea how close these might be? I'd say it would be good enough to paint, I just want a second opinion.
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A few '56s, a '64, and some late model stuff.

[stale air]

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=90187&highlight=tank+color+colour
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