Doug,
I think moss motors catalog has a paint chart in it that gives the factory
colors available during each model year and mix codes. I've been off their
mailing list for a while and can't find an old catalog their number is 1
800-moss-usa, give them a call. id you get the mix for the color you want
then you can shop around for a good paint shop close to you. I have never
had a car painted, mine is in desperate need, but those i know that have
will testify that the preparation is probably 80% of the job if you want a
good final product.
Good luck, if I find the catalog I will verify that the paint codes are
there and post to you
What year is your car?
Ross Overcash 74 B
At 03:26 PM 9/9/96 -0000, you wrote:
>Well,
>
>I just returned Sunday from the All British Car meet in Palo Alto. I was
>hunting for the right red to paint my car. It was surprising to me how
>many people said "Gee... I dunno?". Anywho, I did find a color that
>pushed my buttons. The owner said that he had it painted at a local
>Miracle Auto Body shop. The name of the color is 'Swift Red'. It is a
>little darker than the 'Miata Red' that I saw and also liked.
>
>So I live about 200 miles from the paint shop that painted his car. I
>don't want to take it up there for paint (I plan on stripping everything
>down and towing it to the painter). So, does anyone out there know if
>'Swift Red' is a standard color for anything? I would really like to
>have the paint mix codes so my local paint guy can mix it up himself. I
>thought that Miracle Auto Body might have been a chain although there are
>none in my area. I haven't called the guy in San Jose that painted the
>car I saw. Are paint codes secret? If I just called him up and asked,
>do you think he'd give me the codes?
>
>Any ideas?
>
>TIA
>
>Doug Gaither
>
>
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