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Re: Paint Codes

To: <drew@pixar.com>, "Musson, Carl" <musson@satie.arts.usf.edu>, "'Triumphs'" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Paint Codes
From: "Bryce Mack" <bmack@direct.ca>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:41:11 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"
Do we have the current paint codes for the correct BRG for TR-3 Piggott's
book shows the Smallmouth in a lighter BRG than the later darker shade and
he states this is the "correct" BRG for these early 3's.

Bryce

-----Original Message-----
From: drew@pixar.com <drew@pixar.com>
To: Musson, Carl <musson@satie.arts.usf.edu>; 'Triumphs'
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: Paint Codes


>
>I found this mail in my "archives". Is it what you're looking for?
>
>  >From triumphs-owner  Tue Apr  2 11:49:28 1996
>  Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 10:43:47 -0500 (EST)
>  From: "Carl Musson (EVENTS)" <musson@satie.arts.usf.edu>
>  To: Triumphs List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>  cc: BritCars List <british-cars@autox.team.net>
>  Subject: Paint Conversion
>  Reply-To: "Carl Musson (EVENTS)" <musson@satie.arts.usf.edu>
>
>  For the past week or so I have been trying to cross reference the
>  original paint codes for TR3's.  Locals were not very helpful as the only
>  numbers I had were from Piggott's book and from the Moss TR3 catalog.
>
>  The Ditzler numbers listed by Moss are obsolete numbers.  I finally got
>  the number of the PPG (Ditzler) Color Library.  The lady there was very
>  helpful and was able to provide current PPG codes for the obsolete
>  numbers.
>
>  Since the paint shop I am using utilizes DuPont paint (he has a complete
>  mixing operation) I then cross referenced them to DuPont.
>
>  Color          Ditzler       PPG       Dupont
>  Pearl White     8204        90093      45374
>  Sebring White   8247         8869      37920
>  Spa White       8335        90106      H7896
>
>  PPG Color Library @ 216-572-6100
>
>  Hope this is helpful to someone.
>
>  TR3-TS25264L
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>  |  CARL F. MUSSON, Coordinator             INTERNET: musson@arts.usf.edu
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>  |            Opinions expressed are mine and not of my employer.
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>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
>Drew
>
>On Mar 20,  1:41pm, Musson, Carl wrote:
>> Subject: Paint Codes
>>
>> A couple years ago, there was a thread about the conversion of old paint
>> codes to modern formulas.  At the time, I posted the number for one of
>> the major paint companies that could provide that information.  I now
>> can't find the telephone number or anything else about it.  Of course,
>> there was a major server crash about a year ago and it may have gone to
>> cyberheaven/h***.
>>
>> Does anyone have the info handy  or current formulas for Spa & Sebring
>> White.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Carl F. Musson
>> TS25264L - borrowing the engine/tranny from
>> TS81802LO - body off restoration in progress...
>> Tampa, Florida (USA)
>> E-Mail: Musson@arts.usf.edu <mailto:Musson@arts.usf.edu>
>> http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/
>> <http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/>  (update in progress)
>>
>> PS - TS81... is heading to bead blasting on Monday.
>>
>>
>>
>>-- End of excerpt from Musson, Carl
>
>
>
>--
>Drew Rogge
>drew@pixar.com
>


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