Carmen Red - My Paint Sample Looks Too Brown
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Carmen Red - My Paint Sample Looks Too Brown
My body shell has been repaired and ready for repainting in its original color of Carmen Red. Its at a shop a few hours away (long story) and they Fedexed a pant sample yesterday. It looks very dark, and almost brown. In bright sunshine it doesn't brighten up to red either. I'm sure it is the PPG version of Carmen Red - but doesn't look like the Jaguar Color I'm familiar with. Has anyone had this kind of issue? Does anyone have a "factory mix / recipe" for Carmen Red or an alternative PPG paint color that more closely matches the original Jaguar color?. I appreciate any help! Cheers, Dave
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According to Paintref.com, the old paint PPG code for Carmen red is 70824, Dupont code is 8311, and Glasurit is Jag-303. These old codes are for lacquer or enamel paints that no longer exist, but PPG, Dupont, or Glasurit tech representatives may have a cross reference to a modern single stage or two stage formula. I had a similar problem trying to match an MG British Racing Green old code to a modern code. My paint supplier contacted PPG and they were able to recommend a modern formula that ended up being a very good match. I suggest asking your shop to talk to PPG. It may be a long shot as not all old codes are recreated in modern formulas, but worth a try. If that does not work, I would contact a paint supplier who handles Glasurit and try the same. If nothing works then another option is to find a modern car or truck that has a red you think is close to Carmen red. Your shop will have no problem finding a code from there.
cheers, Richard
cheers, Richard
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Thank you for the replies - its really appreciated. I'm sure the comment about enamel colors not translating correctly to modern paints is correct. Maybe the accuracy depends on color / shade also, so sometimes it might be good, other times not so much. Unfortunately I don't have any of the original car to use because it was re-painted many years ago. The only part with original paint was the panel behind the center dash, now covered in primer! Great idea to check modern cars - thank you for that! The paint shop has been very good and is sending more red samples of various shades, and is also trying to source original Jaguar color chips. Cheers, Dave
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