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SuperLeicht Samba Member
Joined: December 30, 2005 Posts: 45 Location: England
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:15 am Post subject: Azure blue Inner Wheel Color |
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Hi All,
Quick question, what's the correct paint code for the wheel centres on a January 52 L36 Azure Blue car. I've got the spare in original paint and it's definitely more of a grey than a cream/beige, can anyone help?
Many thanks
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splitjunkie Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2006 Posts: 4080
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:17 am Post subject: |
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There was more than one combination. I have seen OG cars with the more cream color and my October '51 split has the more tan color like what was used on the steering column. _________________ Chris
You know, a lot of these scratches will buff right out... Jerry Seinfeld |
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56reddy Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2005 Posts: 774
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:58 am Post subject: |
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The color is L75. _________________ New Vintage Specialist.
1974 ghia convertible
1981 Vanagon Westfalia
Making VW’s Fun Again.(MVFA) |
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SuperLeicht Samba Member
Joined: December 30, 2005 Posts: 45 Location: England
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:19 am Post subject: |
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56reddy wrote: |
The color is L75. |
That's L75 Light Beige/Hellbeige that's what we've got, but the colour is way different than the original wheel.
What's the codes for the other combinations? |
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SuperLeicht Samba Member
Joined: December 30, 2005 Posts: 45 Location: England
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:31 am Post subject: |
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I've found a couple of shots in the gallery. This looks like the right colour. I could really do with the paint code. Anyone know?
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SuperLeicht Samba Member
Joined: December 30, 2005 Posts: 45 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:42 am Post subject: |
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I'm beginning to suspect the colour is L21 Pearl Grey, here's a car in that colour. What's the vote against the above photos?
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p horvath Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2003 Posts: 1225 Location: south carolina
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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the wheels on the azure blue split are original paint rims.
i know because i owned that car twice. |
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Evil Dan Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2012 Posts: 20 Location: Liverpool UK
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:00 am Post subject: |
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Did you ever find out the correct code?
Was it L21? |
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pastellgreen Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2012 Posts: 1036 Location: Germany
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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As he wrote above, the correct colour is L75 lichtbeige.
If you have differences to the original colour, it might be a faded original colour, or a wrong mixing formula.
By mixing a colour today after an old formula, you often get other results compared to a survived original colour and should adapt your formula to the result of a slightly sanded and polished area of original paint that was hidden in a shade area.
For example: Do you really get the same 1K original paint from the same brand/supplier as VW in the fifties? If yes, do you really know that this supplier is mixing his paints after the original receipts and is still getting the same pigments as 60 years before? |
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bally Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2006 Posts: 1182 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: Azure blue Inner Wheel Color |
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Are the rims Azure blue on an Azure Blue car? |
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pastellgreen Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2012 Posts: 1036 Location: Germany
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Azure blue Inner Wheel Color |
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bally wrote: |
Are the rims Azure blue on an Azure Blue car? |
Yes for the outer rim. |
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bally Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2006 Posts: 1182 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: Azure blue Inner Wheel Color |
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Thank you |
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