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Mon May 29, 2017 12:30 pm

I am in the process of painting the engine bay ( engine is out for rebuild).
I have a Pastel White 1975 bus.

Scanned through the forums and found 3 candidates that folsk tested and said are a close match to L90D.

1> Rustoleum Canvas White
2> Rustoleum Bisque
3> DupliColor Stone White (Chrysler)

Got a can of each to test it out. All 3 are a close match to L90D but not an exact match. On comparing to the interior white - less exposure to the elements

1> Rustoleum Canvas White - More yellow
2> Rustoleum Bisque - Cream tones
3> DupliColor Stone White (Chrysler) - slight tinge of Blue Grey tones

Comparing them the Stone white was the closes match. ( pictures attached )

Hope this helps for small jobs

In conclusion all 3 may match your oxidized Aged Pastel white paint.

In the attached exterior EXTERIOR picture
1> Canvas White
2> Stone White
3> Bisque

On a slow connection - cannot upload the picture. Will come back and upload them.

Mon May 29, 2017 12:49 pm

Spray paint, T2, Aerosol, Rattle Can, Close to factory color

Rustoleum's Heirloom White might be worth a try?

Mon May 29, 2017 3:37 pm

I tried all of these except the Duplicolor Chrysler color.

All the others don't match worth a damn. I have some photos if ya'll want.

Mon May 29, 2017 4:49 pm

Tcash wrote: Spray paint, T2, Aerosol, Rattle Can, Close to factory color

Rustoleum's Heirloom White might be worth a try? I can't find the Heirloom white in a gloss. Always matte, no matter where I find it. :?

Tue May 30, 2017 11:14 am

No consolation, but we can get L90D rattle cans over the counter here in the UK for $9.
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-body-repai...aint-300ml

Tue May 30, 2017 11:37 am

vwed wrote: No consolation, but we can get L90D rattle cans over the counter here in the UK for $9.
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-body-repai...aint-300ml
yeah I was gonna say....Paint-to-match rattle cans at my local guy in MA are $20. Can get a whole gallon can for $50

Tue May 30, 2017 11:50 am

I just painted my bumpers using the Heirloom White Satin and then a top coat of Rustoleum gloss. I thought it came out pretty good. Not 100% match but not bad.

Tue May 30, 2017 3:07 pm

TomWesty wrote: Tcash wrote: Spray paint, T2, Aerosol, Rattle Can, Close to factory color

Rustoleum's Heirloom White might be worth a try? I can't find the Heirloom white in a gloss. Always matte, no matter where I find it. :?
No matter. It doesn't match.

Tue May 30, 2017 5:13 pm

Heirloom white was another candidate to try out - While at the store when I compared them to my color swatch - Heirloom white was more of a bright white / Canvas white was the closest one.

Color matched rattle cans here in California ran ~ 40 for a can that covers 2 sq ft area per the paint tech.

Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:46 pm

1> Canvas White
2> Stone White
3> Bisque

Stone White turned out to be the winner for the bus..

Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:06 am

I JUST painted my engine bay with the Rustoleum Biscuit. Went through and tested probably 6 or 7 different shades. My only concern will be the heat factor but, it looks better than it did and should be easier to keep clean than primered. Once I get to the place in my restoration to pull the engine, I'll paint the bay with a better quality paint. Here are a few pics:

Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:53 am

https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=PAINTL90D

Wed Aug 23, 2017 7:36 am

Probably what I should have used, but wasn't sure how much it would have taken.