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Old 07-24-2014, 08:35 AM   #1
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Default 34 Dearborn Blue

Trying to settle on my Dearborn blue for my 34. I have a paint sample from TCP of their version which looks almost black (I really can not see the blue it). Does any one have the correct mix in urethane that has been matched to OEM? Does anyone have a scrap piece I can borrow or buy that has some OEM paint on it that was on the interior of the car (that is not sun or weather worn)?

PPG has a service that provide the OEM formula per Ditzler (they bought them out) BUT the formula specs a couple of tints/dyes that PPG no longer provides to their dealers.

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Old 07-24-2014, 09:08 AM   #2
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This one says its Dearborn blue.
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Old 07-24-2014, 09:35 AM   #3
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Dearborn blue actually looks black until you get it in very good lighting. My absolute favorite early for v8 color. Have an original '35 tudor sedan that's Dearborn blue but no pictures handy to post at the moment.
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Old 07-24-2014, 10:54 AM   #4
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Dearborn blue is very dark. I tried to match with a DuPont expert in the 1970s. I had an original color sample from an original car. The color as we were matching it in acrylic lacquer(the type of paint to use at the time )we found to get the color matching and dark enough it had too much red in it. You add green to kill red. We added so much green that the color still blue and matching. Was green if you spread it out thin. I painted the car the color was was perfect. Only real problem was if it oxidize just a little it became a kind of purple. This color we made back then 1970s. Is the closest I've ever seen to the original. The colors that we have now are not necessarily made from pigments as the old paint was. A lot of dies are used now and the colors change depending on which way you look at them. Look at some modern colors and you will see they change lighter or darker if you look at them from 90° or 45°. Nothing we can do about it now just pick the color you like the best and go for it.
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Old 07-24-2014, 02:17 PM   #5
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Default Re: 34 Dearborn Blue

ED .................
I have no formula, but I can provide photos of my original paint '34.
Two photos of the same car can be different, depending on the light.
Here is my Avatar photo, which you can enlarge and also one of a close up, in the bright sun.
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Old 07-24-2014, 10:50 PM   #6
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sure looks like 34 Dearborn blue so is mine
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Old 07-25-2014, 08:25 PM   #7
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Default Re: 34 Dearborn Blue

Dearborn Blue match:

VW Midnight Blue - VW OEM code LE5T
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Old 07-25-2014, 08:41 PM   #8
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ED .................
I have no formula, but I can provide photos of my original paint '34.
Two photos of the same car can be different, depending on the light.
Here is my Avatar photo, which you can enlarge and also one of a close up, in the bright sun.
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Nice car!
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Old 07-25-2014, 10:21 PM   #9
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Default Re: 34 Dearborn Blue

If Dearborn Blue is almost Black.... What is Duncan Blue?

Duncan Blue seems to be even darker that Dearborn....

For those of you that have the Early V8 Club book of Model 40's, there is a color chart inside that shows 3 blues... Washington, Dearborn and Duncan...

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Old 08-04-2014, 08:51 AM   #10
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Default Re: 34 Dearborn Blue

Ford blue colors are as following:
1932 Washington blue ( very nice med blue color )
1933 Duncan blue ( darker than above ) my 33 roadster painted this color in 1971 with ditzler original nitro lacquer.
1934 Dearborn blue ( darker than Duncan very dark --almost black )
1935 Not sure
1936 back to Washington blue
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