Painters Help Needed for B5 Match

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70SwingerGuy

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So Im going to be repainting my 70 Swinger, staying with the B5 blue, but since Im no longer in the trade, an old apprentice of mine will be doing the prepping and spraying for me. I believe that the shop he is in uses PPG paint products, so my question is, are there any painters on here experienced with spraying the bright(for lack of a better term) blue variant of B5 in PPG? I know there are some darker variants of it, but I want to stay with the bright blue variant.
Im looking for a paint formula in PPG waterborne basecoat, toners and weights of course, I think that would make it easier on my friend so he wouldnt have to do so much searching for the proper formula, and would give us a starting point in getting the correct color.
In this thread HERE post #13 @toolmanmike shows his car, which I think is very similar to what I have/want.
Ive attached a pic of my car with the current B5, which I want to stay with.
I know its a longshot, but what the hell, worth a try :)

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Have them take a Picture with their paint Camara computer, or what ever they call it. My match was almost perfect. They can also swing that color one way or the other.
 
PPG should be able to provide an acceptable sample chip.
Yes, thats an avenue I was going to pursue. I used to spray PPG, they are a pretty good paint company
Have them take a Picture with their paint Camara computer, or what ever they call it. My match was almost perfect. They can also swing that color one way or the other.
The color camera, yes, thats something I was thinking about too. My experience with the color camera was usually that it (usually) gave a blendable match, and if you wanted something bang on you had to start tinting.
Thanks for the advice guys, I guess I was just being lazy and hoping that there is a painter out there who already has been down this road and can provide a formula. :lol:
 
I have a B5 formula for my '69, but it's from a Camara shot. Not PPG though, I am a Dupont/Axalta guy. I have 2 B5 blue cars, they are both different. One is a '69, the other is a '72.
 
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