what the hell is "sea foam green?"

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[Bambergvr6]

1962 OG L380 paint, Turquoise

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[Volksman66]

I agree. For a stock ghia, that is one of the sharpest ones I have seen.

[vwman1949]

my 64 bug, its called seafoam green...

but I also like Bahama Blue,they look very close to each other..how do we add a picture in here.

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[EverettB]

[VOLKSWAGNUT]

The "Seafoam Green" name has been used by many manufacturers for many years

Here is the early 90's GM version

Seafoam Green 43/WA9663
Used on GM S/T series small trucks and utilities.

FYI, it is not really like any VW original color. Lighter and brighter than Turquoise.

This is an old scanned photo from 1992

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[vwgirl1961a]

Here is my bahama blue beetle, "Lady:

http://kostopocars.webs.com/vw/lady/photos/lady15.html
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[txoval]

L380 Turquoise is what must people I have talked to confuse for Sea Foam Green

[Julio_Arcos123]

I painted my 64 L380 and many people tell me "oh sea foam green i love it" but its turquoise. I know its a shade off of the og L380 so maybe thats why?

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[bluebus86]

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SFG is a term coined to VWs by lazy people who care not for the German-translated but proper term. Same way people say "chrome" yellow and "midnight" blue for anything close to those hues. Any time someone uses a non-VW color name to describe what they are seeing- it's a way of understanding the general color tone and is usually far from what VW had in mind. Folks are wrong about your L380 beetle not because the shade is off- but rather their minds are off in secondary color wheel-ville.

Folks here screw up "Diamant" green all the time- thinking it translates as diamond as in the gem- rather than metallic. "Sealing wax red" is a great one- because most people under the age of 60 have no idea what "sealing wax" is- much less how spot on the color of red implied really is. The list goes on and on.
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[Lonewolf63]

You have to keep in mind that paint fades and also alot of these cars you see online have been repainted and they may not be original vw colors. I paint cars for a living and there are alot of early vw colors that you just cant get, the formula for some colors aren't available. So alot of people pick a color based on color chips at they're local paint shop and that's probably why there are so many variants of the same color cars. Hopefully this helps.

[Rome]

I remember reading that the VW Jolly 1960 prototype built by Karmann in Germany was painted L313 "Reed Green" (German: Schilfgruen), though some color chips show that color as much more "olive" than shown here.

[sirmatador]

This is a very old thread, but I just bought a 1967 bug and was wondering the color. The previous owner inherited this bug and didn't know much about it. So im not sure if this is an original color. I need to replace a fender and the hood which need to be painted. This looks like a Sea Foam Green to me.

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[Busstom]

[sirmatador]

I found this color that I think might be it. L513 Sea Green. I think this might be a pre '67 color, but I ordered a touch up pen to see how well it matches. If this doesnt match is there a way I can still get matching paint using a chip from my car? Id hate to have to repaint the whole bug just to get the new hood and fender to match.

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[Max Welton]

Take it to Dales Auto Paint in Colorado Springs. Ask for Len.

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