Trying to determine color of my car
 

My car is a 1930 tudor I believe it is lombard blue and has hessian blue wheels and pinstriping. I have a color chip book but i cannot tell what it is. This car was built in july motor anyway books say september 1930 for lombard blue even in shade you can see it is blue, andalusite blue looks black to me. My avatar is my car. Any ideas?

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I don't know about the others but I need a bigger picture.

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X2 for sure ! Wayne

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Computer screens and digital cameras do not reproduce true color shades. Something to be aware of.

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I will see if i can post a better picture.

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Bnchief,
Yes, the chips in the paint book for some colors are useless. Try to lift the cowl lacing, the original paint under it should be protected enough to get a better match.
What I did was buy a pint of the colors I thought I wanted and then shot them on a 1 foot square. I think some of the auto paint stores sell paddles for painting samples and then you can hold them to the car for a match. The less than $100 that it will cost you is nothing compared to the final cost of the paint job.
Hope this helps.
Take care,
Ed

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thanks ed i had to remove the gas tank and I am trying not to have to paint it if I do not have to.

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A previous owner may have painted it a color that suited them and it may not be an original color. Even if they did try to match the original color, they may not have exactly hit it.

If you need to touch up the paint and/or paint the fuel tank, take the car to a good body shop and they can mix you up some paint that will match the current color.

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Go to an automotive paint supply jobber and have it digitally scanned