The Ford Barn

bobgreco · 05-30-2011, 05:36 PM

As you may recall, I am painting the yellow truck gunmetal blue as it was one of the orginal colors. (During disassembly, coincidentially, I found out that it was this color originally.)

The riddle of the day . . .

Why is it called gunmetal blue? It is actually a greenish gray color very similar to the engine color, although a bit darker. The color mix recipe does not have any blue in it at all. Mostly green with some yellow and some others.

Very weird, but it looks pretty nice.

Hope you all had a nice weekend and thanks a bazillion to all of you veterans!

Bob

31 Pickup · 05-30-2011, 06:33 PM

Bob,
I hope you post pictures
That's the color I'm going to paint my '31 Truck, I'm just about ready to paint
What color wheels? I can't make up my mind
Thanks,
Scott

bobgreco · 05-30-2011, 07:34 PM

I will have some pictures next week of the body. It will not be assembled for another week after that, hopefully. I have black wheels.

Chris in WNC · 05-30-2011, 08:18 PM

"What color wheels? I can't make up my mind...."

that's an easy one to answer- BLACK

Richard Wilson · 05-31-2011, 07:33 AM

"Why is it called gunmetal blue? It is actually a greenish gray color"

Nearly 40 years ago, I mail ordered Niagara Blue Dark paint for my first 28 roadster "mestoration" from a list of colors in a Model A book without having actually seen the color. I nearly cried when I opened the can and it was GREEN. After about twenty years I sort of got used to it. Edsel must have been color blind.

Russ/40 · 05-31-2011, 11:10 AM

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Not Model "A", but it is Ford, ever seen "Cloud Mist Gray" on a '39 or '40?
Very GREEN. Color blindness must have been prominent in the Ford family.
My avatar is cloud mist gray

CarlG · 05-31-2011, 02:10 PM

My pickup is "Stone Gray" but in some pictures it looks blue, some green, and some just black.

05-30-2011, 05:36 PM	#1
bobgreco Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 222	Gunmetal Blue? As you may recall, I am painting the yellow truck gunmetal blue as it was one of the orginal colors. (During disassembly, coincidentially, I found out that it was this color originally.) The riddle of the day . . . Why is it called gunmetal blue? It is actually a greenish gray color very similar to the engine color, although a bit darker. The color mix recipe does not have any blue in it at all. Mostly green with some yellow and some others. Very weird, but it looks pretty nice. Hope you all had a nice weekend and thanks a bazillion to all of you veterans! Bob

05-30-2011, 06:33 PM	#2
31 Pickup Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 51	Re: Gunmetal Blue? Bob, I hope you post pictures That's the color I'm going to paint my '31 Truck, I'm just about ready to paint What color wheels? I can't make up my mind Thanks, Scott

05-30-2011, 07:34 PM	#3
bobgreco Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 222	Re: Gunmetal Blue? I will have some pictures next week of the body. It will not be assembled for another week after that, hopefully. I have black wheels.

05-30-2011, 08:18 PM	#4
Chris in WNC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spruce Pine, NC Posts: 1,498	Re: Gunmetal Blue? "What color wheels? I can't make up my mind...." that's an easy one to answer- BLACK __________________ our next Model A has arrived.....

05-31-2011, 07:33 AM	#5
Richard Wilson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 908	Re: Gunmetal Blue? "Why is it called gunmetal blue? It is actually a greenish gray color" Nearly 40 years ago, I mail ordered Niagara Blue Dark paint for my first 28 roadster "mestoration" from a list of colors in a Model A book without having actually seen the color. I nearly cried when I opened the can and it was GREEN. After about twenty years I sort of got used to it. Edsel must have been color blind.

05-31-2011, 11:10 AM	#6
Russ/40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, California Posts: 3,505	Re: Gunmetal Blue? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Not Model "A", but it is Ford, ever seen "Cloud Mist Gray" on a '39 or '40? Very GREEN. Color blindness must have been prominent in the Ford family. My avatar is cloud mist gray

05-31-2011, 02:10 PM	#7
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,192	Re: Gunmetal Blue? My pickup is "Stone Gray" but in some pictures it looks blue, some green, and some just black.