Paint code?

[turbows6]

Can somebody tell me the paint code for a TTA before the end of the day? I bought some nason yesterday for a couple of small parts based on the paint chip book, but it wasn't even a blendable match. Yes, I sprayed it over white sealer. lol

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[TeeTopZ]

The correct GM touch-up paint is 1#1052906, White, Code 40, WA8554.

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http://89tta.turbobuicks.net/ttafaq.htm

 

[turbows6]

Ok, I think that was the chip that I guessed. Nason just isn't a great match I guess. My car has had some paint work before though and they may have used grey sealer etc.... White is forgiving paint for body work, but it's bad for color match issues.

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[skidlid]

White is the worst color to match quite often there are many variances for each color. Usually older paint end up having more of a yellow tone to it

 

[TTA976]

You can take your fuel door the local Carquest. They can match the paint and it will be the correct color/match.

Joe

 

[skidlid]

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You can take your fuel door the local Carquest. They can match the paint and it will be the correct color/match.

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The prophet readers don't always read white as well as most other colors though. If your jobber does not have a reader they may have some old variant chips to compare to your car.

 

[TTA976]

Thanks for the reply. I used it to do my wing. Matched well...At reunion you could tell who used the paint code and who used the reader.
Thanks,
Joe

 

[TeeTopZ]

So which looked better , the code or the reader?

 

[turbows6]

I had the correct code, but in a Nason mix it gives written notice it's only an approximate match. It's not even a blendable match. The stock paint looked more grey. It might have looked ok over a grey sealer instead of white.

I'd say that shooting the color is more accurate after the paint has aged for 25 years. A GOOD brand paint would probably be a blendable match.

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[skidlid]

Nasson is a cheaper line of paint and uses fewer mixing toners in its line. This can make for a different color some times. WA8554 was a difficult match back in 1989 already, yellow than prime versions as well as red, bluer and brighter versions available.

 

[turbows6]

I wasn't super concerned with a perfect match for what I'm doing (hence using nason to begin with)

My car needs a paint job at some point anyway, so paint matching won't be a big issue then. I'll use chromabase if and when I do that.

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