19 Moonstone Paint Formula

mhrycyschyn said:
I'd like to thank everyone for their input. It is a tough decision what colour to paint the 65 Tiger when you begin to invest so much time and money.

Keeping it original is the goal, Moonstone, a colour only a mother can love.
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You can get an original color matched CD from Jan Servaites on the SAOCA web site. I have several samples from him, just no Moonstone, or I would let you borrow it.

I purchased a one owner Series III ST in moonstone, wish I still had it. If you match it to the original color, it's one of the most beautiful Whites I have seen. It has a touch of blue-ish grey in it. Stunning!

The other way to get a good match is to remove your hood latch dish and use the paint on the underside for PPG or DuPont to spectra match. This area has been protected from the sunlight and other damaging elements. Use some polishing compound to clean the paint real well, then take it in for a scan.
Wala! This is basically what Jan has done with every color out there.

Paul
 
Moonstone colour codes

Hope this helps.
My GT is coded for Moonstone.
Not my favorite color, but this one is destined for concours.

INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY DITZLER AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES
PPG INDUSTRIES - APRIL 1969
REFERENCES COVER ALPINE - TIGER - RAPIER - HILLMAN - IMP

YEAR CODE COLOR DESCRIPTION CHIP NUMBER

1962-66 19 Moonstone Light Grey-whiter, lighter than 6 31922
1960-65 19 Moonstone Light Blue Gray-whiter, bluer than 6 32042
 
Ditzler PPG Color chips

Came across these color chips a while back.
 
Okay now

I was horsing around, Carnival Red is very orange. While I refuse to wear reading glasses my color perception very good. Suffice it to say the stock colors were very different. Most Sunbeam sites say that some variance in hue is acceptable. I am guessing that's why so may 86 cars end up BRG

Just cause that 19 car sold for $93,000 in Anaheim Ca. at auction this last weekend don't go thinking that they left a 9 off on your car. The code 1 black car had big issues in pics imagine what a close inspection would have revealed.
 
Just as likely

they sprayed cars the wrong color from the "order" sheet (VIN tag), right? ;)

Remarkably few instances of that I'd imagine. But, when I look at chip sample sheets like this, the other lighter blue (sky) seem closer to our #100 tagged car. To Jan's credit, the fresh paint matches CD and looks close to chip sample sheet.

But, nitpicky me would say I'm a shade blue +1, green -1 and grey -1 from the unfaded areas I've uncovered recently (behind soft top hold down strap rivet blank).

With that many blues, you spray one, two, three, four, add some cream, spray 5, 6... then go back and match tag colors to cars.

"Think that's a #100 or a XXX? Dunno, but here's a #100 for you." ;-)

If anyone does get a chance to visit a present day car factory, especially in Germany, do it... I've visited a few audi sites. Barcode trailers, same paint booth and nozzles, for multiple colors, even custom colors, with immediate change over to new paint code... amazing...
 
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