Krylon close matches to factory colors

AlteWagen · Troll Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8501 Location: PNW

what I have found is the last few cans of jade and honeydew were different than the first cans I used at the beginning of this thread. As you show the jade is a bit lighter these days and in the pic below you can see the honeydew is a bit more beige than green

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Batches seem to vary quite a bit but I will admit that there is no exact match to unworn original paint.

When I tried the detroit it was no where near as dark as your pic. I wonder if the shades vary for duplicolor as well.

EverettB · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:15 pm Post subject:

AlteWagen · Troll Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8501 Location: PNW

Even though this in not Krylon and you actually have to use a gun to shoot it I thought I would add it to this thread as another cheap alternative with a few close matches. Single stage and around $100 with free shipping sounds great to me!

Saw this thread and then searched the summit site for different colors

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=499057

Im going to order the candy apple red which looks like L456 Ruby Red and let you know

Just going by the chip sheet looks like there might be a few other potential matches

Candy Apple red - L456 Ruby Red
Wimbledon White - L282 Lotus White
Bright White - L82 Silver White
Merlot - L555 Titian Red
Wild Pomegranate Red - L258 Inca Red poly
Mocha Frost - L243 Diamond Gray poly
Bright Aqua Pearl - L360 Sea Blue 1
Ultra Blue Pearl - L360 Sea Blue 2
Carbon Fiber - L329 Shetland Gray poly

Ill order the chip sheet when I order the paint and match directly to my PPG chip sheets to get a better idea.

AlteWagen · Troll Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8501 Location: PNW

Just tried to order and those of us in CA cannot get this paint

AlteWagen · Troll Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8501 Location: PNW

just saw another close match on the oval forum

L11 Pastel green

supersooner · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:56 am Post subject:

Not Krylon, but Ace Hardware

Navajo White is close to 82 Vanagon Ivory. Wheel wells and engine compartment matched well. Would also work on temporary rust repair, but the spot will be visible as it is just a shade lighter.
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srfndoc · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:42 pm Post subject:

Krylon Pebble to match L345 (seems pretty close):

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slownlow65 · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:47 am Post subject:

What is similar to sea blue?

W1K1 · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:28 am Post subject:

Funny story about L456 ruby red, i got a can of ZeroRust red to do some repair jobs on my square , when i was running low i ordered another can. They shipped me safety red. I didn't car it was going under the car anyways, But i was spraying one day and used up the last of the red and mixed the safety red in 50/50.

Body panels are stock L456, as is inside of the trunk lid, but top of the fender, inside the trunk are 50/50 zero rust reds. It made a very good match for touch ups on the original color too.

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jzjames · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:51 am Post subject:

I think you've got something there, that looks spot on.

codycat · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:42 pm Post subject:

panicman · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:38 pm Post subject:

I have a comparison pic for Indian Red vs. Krylon Georgia Clay. Eerily close!

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J. Matt Royston · Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 8:09 pm Post subject: L 581 cloud white

Has anyone found a match for cloud white in either Krylon or Rustoleum???
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dubllyou · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:01 am Post subject:

Not a bad match. A little playing with the undercoat and I think it could be even closer.

The light's funky in the shot and I can't roll it out yet but it looks darn good in person.... after five cans of "test" paint. Confused

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sixfootdan · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:05 am Post subject:

So I've looked through the whole thread and have not seen L464 slate and L471 stone beige? It is going to be for a set of smoothie wheels for a '61 Bug.
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beetleman217 · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:17 pm Post subject:

deadend · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:29 pm Post subject:

Has anyone tried how well the krylon emerald green compares to the vw sumatra green L61B?

Nirvana09 · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:13 pm Post subject:

I'm looking for a close match of the L29 gray-blue used on early Beetle fuel tanks and other parts. Has anybody found anything close enough to use? Or is everybody just getting paint mixed at a local shop?
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moab762 · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:00 am Post subject:

I read thru this whole thread yesterday. And then went to Lowes and Home Depot. Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy Almond (which was recommended as a stronger finish - either in this thread or another I read) looked ok. But Biscuit looked better for matching to an Ivory steering wheel. I think I'm gonna give that a try. Unless someone has a better suggestion?

Anyone know where you can still get grey steering wheels though for a type 1 mid 60's? I'm struggling between changing everything over to grey or ivory. It's a black type 1 and I'm putting an off white interior in it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

glutamodo · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:22 pm Post subject:

As I said in those PMs we traded the other day, the new Silver Beige steering wheels have become scarce - you still see Ivory ones but that was not a color that VW actually used for steering wheels in the 1960s. I had been contemplating replacing the steering wheel in my 62 a few months ago and found that the proper Silver Beige color was showing to be sold out or out of stock everywhere I looked... Except Wolfsburg West:

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=311415651A

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