Re: [Chrysler300] '57 Brake vent and Wheel cover red/orange paint

["rob kern" <robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gil,etal,
    I was only looking at a friend's '56 Bel Air convertible (the same fellow who loaned me his trailer to take Mopsy to Branson) last Thursday night before a church meeting.  It has the original 265 V-8 in the orange-red color that is very similar to the "Chinese Red" mentioned earlier. It definitely would be a close match. I probably was advised by Wayne Graefen to get the brightest orange color for my vent screens due to the Regimental Red color of my C, to provide a greater contrast. ROB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lettercars@xxxxxxx 
  To: robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] '57 Brake vent and Wheel cover red/orange paint


  Rob and all:
  Didn't I remember recently someone said the Chevy engine red was an almost perfect match?  It is sort of an orange-red, I believe.  
  300ly, Gil

  In a message dated 4/21/2010 6:58:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
    Keith,
        The C wheel cover center ring is not the same color as the brake vent screen.  The C wheelcover color is called Flag Red C-7415 which is also the red color used in the side, grill, trunk, and glove box medallions. The duplicate color is Buick Engine Red, Martin Seynour brand #7956. The brake vent color is referred to as Chinese Red which is actually an orange-red paint. In essence there is no color code for this.  I was told when I repainted my vent screens and duct sleeve connector to obtain the most brilliant orange color you can get. N.B. The brake duct sleeve or connector is painted orange only on the inside and its front face.  Hope this helps!  300'ly, ROB KERN
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Keith Boonstra 
      To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 2:51 PM
      Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] '57 Brake vent and Wheel cover red/orange paint


        
      I have gotten a few helpful suggestions so far and I wonder this -

      I'm 99.5% positive that my wheel covers have their original paint on 
      them. Is that color supposed to be identical to the vents? If so I can 
      have the wheel covers read with a spectrometer and have a rattle can 
      made up custom as I just did for my beige dash paint. I don't know how 
      much I paid for it, but sometimes it's better not to know.

      Keith Boonstra

      -

      keboonstra wrote:
      > 
      >
      > Does anyone have, or know of someone offering, a rattle can of the 
      > 1957 brilliant red/orange correct paint for the brake vent grill and 
      > its housing? I think it's the same through '59 at least. Or 
      > alternatively, do you know of a brand and product number of some 
      > crossover that is the same? Or barring that, does anyone have a 
      > current paint mix formula for the same?
      >
      > Thanks for your help.
      >
      > Keith Boonstra
      >
      > 

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