The Ford Barn

wrndln · 09-12-2010, 07:47 PM

I am currently painting my 28 special coupe. The main color is Arabian Sand Dark (ASD) which is done. The beltrails, quarterpanel/door mouldings and windshield frame color is Copra Drab. I had the local auto store mix the paints for me. I have the main body painted ASD and today I painted the windshield frame and hinge Copra Drab. I am using PPG concept. I got the sheets with the color codes from Model A news Aug 2004 (Vol 51 No 4). The code for ASD is 433 and Copra Drab is 440. I can hardly tell the difference between the ASD and Copra Drab. They look close to identical in color. The chips in the Model A Ford Paint and Finishing Guide show the two color being similar, but the Copra Drab looks a little darker brown. Has anyone painted their model A this color combination. I would like to know if the two colors are indeed almost identical or if the place I bought the paint from somehow messed up. It is possible the codes are wrong, but I don't think so. I am thinking when I pain the quarterpanel and door raised mouldings, the two colors could be almost indistinguishable. Any help would be appreciated.

09-12-2010, 07:47 PM	#1
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,297	Arabian Sand Dark and Copra Drab colors I am currently painting my 28 special coupe. The main color is Arabian Sand Dark (ASD) which is done. The beltrails, quarterpanel/door mouldings and windshield frame color is Copra Drab. I had the local auto store mix the paints for me. I have the main body painted ASD and today I painted the windshield frame and hinge Copra Drab. I am using PPG concept. I got the sheets with the color codes from Model A news Aug 2004 (Vol 51 No 4). The code for ASD is 433 and Copra Drab is 440. I can hardly tell the difference between the ASD and Copra Drab. They look close to identical in color. The chips in the Model A Ford Paint and Finishing Guide show the two color being similar, but the Copra Drab looks a little darker brown. Has anyone painted their model A this color combination. I would like to know if the two colors are indeed almost identical or if the place I bought the paint from somehow messed up. It is possible the codes are wrong, but I don't think so. I am thinking when I pain the quarterpanel and door raised mouldings, the two colors could be almost indistinguishable. Any help would be appreciated.