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CNKS
12-08-2006 20:10:33
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Re: IMPORTANT PAINT CODES in reply to Tom Windsor, 12-08-2006 19:34:38
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The only old red codes readily available are IH 50 and IH 2150. The only older red available from CaseIH is 2150. 50 crosses to PPG 70019/DuPont 7410, used from 1936-1949. 2150 crosses to PPG 71310/DuPont 96766, used 1961 until 1980 something, I think. NAPA/Martin Senour/Sherwin Williams and others can match these codes. As far as I know, IH 1102b (1949-1958) and IH 201 (1958-1961) are not available--if someone knows the aftermarket codes for those I will stand corrected. The actual shades of both 50 and 2150 will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, thus the "correct" colors, in my opinion, no longer exist. Even the 2150 that you buy from CaseIH (Valspar) will not be an accurate match to the original 2150, which likely varied from IH itself, depending on who supplied it. The aftermarket codes do, however, provide a starting point, and the toners can be changed to satisfy anyone looking for the "correct" color, that is one that satisfies the individual, to heck with the correct police, who don't know anything anyway. The available "original" chips will be faded enough to preclude getting an accurate match. The origin of the cheaper paints such as BPS (Tractor Supply), Van Sickle, Rustoleum, etc are anyone's guess. It's hard enough to match a 2006 car (they get very close) much less a 40-60+ year old tractor. Unlike the current automotive industry, the tractor manufacturers did not provide the aftermarket with a formula, the available tractor colors are someone's idea of what was correct. That is someone took a picture of a tractor, or perhaps an originally painted part to some paint company and they copied it as best they could. I have access to numerous DuPont codes (not going to provide them to anyone, because the DuPont guy doesn't really want them spread around) there are several codes for the same color, so it really is a big guess. The ones I listed above for 50 and 2150 seem to be the accepted ones though, and are easiest to find. I consider the PPG version of 2150 to be too orange, and have had it slightly modified to satisfy myself.
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