Re: 63 engine parts colors?

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Thanks Gary,

I did a little Web searching after reading your email.  Nice to know
I'm not crazy.  The Mopar turquoise looks OK by itself, but when
compared to an original part, it's very blue.  Anyway, my car is a
driver so I'll just shoot the rest with the same blue.  Here's what a
couple of guys on the Web had to say:

>From Dave:
I'd like to recommend against the MOPAR spray bombs, as they have
considerably more blue shading in them than did the original turquoise
paint (correct color name). The noted restorer Roger Gibson has,
through associate Frank Badalson, what they designate in ads in
Hemmings and elsewhere as the correctly pigmented paint.
I did a gasket teardown and rebuild of my engine a couple of years
ago, and the areas still in good original condition were considerably
different looking after using the MOPAR paint. That genuine turquoise
is a unique color, and as someone else said, it'll run better with the
turquoise paint.

>From Leo:
If the '64 engine is the same color as a '67, here's a recipe right
from Dupont. It's the correct Dupont turquoise paint recipe for '67
440ci. engines.
758           23.5
747           24.8
720           27.8
705           70.0
721          127.9
742           277.3
700           469.5
I took this to the local NAPA and they stirred up this witches brew
and put it in spray cans. It made three cans with a bit left over.

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Mopar painted all of it the same color "turquoise" as far as I know.
>
> But there is some controversy about the "turquoise" Mopar rattle can paint being too "blue" and thus not an exact match to the engine paint used in 1963 and later years.
>
> For example, the turquoise paint used in 1967 - 1968 should be the same as 1963. Restorer Roger Gibson sells pints of what he claims is really the correct color paint Mopar originally sprayed: he actually calls it turquoise green. You can phone him up to confirm.
> http://www.rogergibsonautorestoration.com/images/2009_catalog.pdf
> http://www.rogergibsonautorestoration.com/
>
> On the other hand, if you stick to the same Mopar brand and paint all the motor, then it will be consistent in appearance, if not technically 100% correct pigment.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary H.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>>While I have the top of my 63 Dodge Polara 383 engine apart, I'm
>>re-painting everything I can.
>>
>>For the valve covers, intake manifold and fasteners I've used Mopar
>>brand engine paint - turquoise.
>>
>>There's two 3 hole fastener bars and a thin aluminum plate that fasten
>>down the valley pan, along with a plug wire harness.  These cleaned up
>>pretty well and appear to have a considerably deeper green shade than
>>the engine turquoise color.
>>
>>Were these parts a different color than the engine, manifold and valve
>>covers?  I'm guessing they should be same.
>>
>>So, I'm wondering if the turquoise Mopar engine paint I used is
>>correct since it's noticeably more blue than the greener parts that
>>appear to have preserved the paint reasonably well.
>>
>>As always, thanks.
>>
>>- Jim
>
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