Slick 60's

I am finally getting ready to make the tranny swap from the New Process to the C6 in my 65. I have just about all the parts if not all the parts rounded up to make the swap. The one thing I am having problems with it finding the correct semi gloss red paint to paint the steering column with. When I built the truck six of eight years ago I was able to find the correct interior red that perfectly matched the Rangoon red on the exterior of the truck. However I am unable to find it now. I had tried sever shades of red before I finally found the right one. I still have several cans of red paint but can't find and can't remember which shade of red I got last time. It was in an aerosol can. I have ordered a can that is supposed to be the correct interior color red for a 65 Mustang that has the J code Rangoon red, but it is a bright red and just does not look right. The Rangoon red has a hint of orange in it. I did find one old paint can that was empty that I suspect was the correct color probably the reason I saved an empty can but I can not find the brand anyplace on the internet. I have checked all the usual places like Dennis Carpenter, Mac's, numerous Mustang parts sites and can't find it. So I am sure that it is no longer produced. Anyone have any ideas?

i looked for some matching red paint a year or two ago and looked at all the auto parts stores walmart and everywhere else i could to find the matching color. i eventually did find it at Tractor Supply. IH red was the exact color i was looking for. their spray paint is good quality albeit it takes a while to dry however.

jim

SLICKCOLLECTOR wrote:i looked for some matching red paint a year or two ago and looked at all the auto parts stores walmart and everywhere else i could to find the matching color. i eventually did find it at Tractor Supply. IH red was the exact color i was looking for. their spray paint is good quality albeit it takes a while to dry however.

jim

Good to know, I picked up their white to spray the interior of my son's 65.

http://www.automotivetouchup.com/spray_paint.asp

might help...

I painted the interior of my truck with some paint I got at.....
Tru-value..... lady mixed it for me....
It was cheap and matched better than the high dollar stuff
I just took in my ashtray & she scanned it under a machine
Year & a half ... still looks great
Not sure how it would last on the outside

Michelle, the paint name has been changed at PPG to Carnival red which I believe is actually a GM color. Hope that helps.

64 f100 wrote:Michelle, the paint name has been changed at PPG to Carnival red which I believe is actually a GM color. Hope that helps.

I checked with the PPG people and they have the Carnival red but they don't have the semi gloss interior paint.

Michele, it's been awhile since I messed with trying different approaches to different kinds of affects , but there is an additive for making paint semi gloss. Or at least there used to be. I still have metal flake additive from 30 years ago in a jar somewhere, but will never use it again for a number of reasons, but the additive I was referring to may have been from the same time line, and I'm surprised that PPG paint shop you talked to was not able to supply the paint with something similar.

Rich

I can recall reading articles in Mustang Monthly about adding a "flattener agent" to gloss paint when recreating the semi-gloss finish on some of the Mach 1 or Boss 302 hoods.

If I can find one of those articles, I will forward the information on.

Finding it will be fun, as I have subscribed to MM since the "70's".


Another alternative might be to use a two step paint... i.e. a color coat followed by a semi-gloss clear coat.

I am up for anything at this time.