Paint colour specification

[mole42]

My body man has asked if I can supply the paint colour spec for 1972 Triumph 19 so that he can get his paint supplier to mix the correct colour. Does anyone have that information ?

[jbuckl]

I went to a paint supplier for triumph paint.
They needed help to verify what the code (82) was for (Carmine red.)
The main issue wasn’t mixing the colour from the computer information… it was reading the word (Carmine), and number (82)

Shared the screen, pointed at the name & then number…. All good after that.

Its 2022 & people struggle to read or write…. Understand that & its amazing what happens.

Triumph white 19.

if you can’t point to it on a screen, it might be a problem.

[trunt]

That’s been My experience over 4 cars, you walk in and ask for “1972 triumph code 19 white”. There is no formula as different paint manufacturers use different base colours. What can happen is that a particular Manufacturer or even line of a manufacturer may not have that code on file, e.g. PPG SHOPLINE. has mallard, but PPG DCC does not.. and they have no way to cross reference. Sometimes they do have an equivalent, my MG old English white was Volvo California white.


If this is the case then best bet is to find a piece of paint from the original,( I used the underside of the tonneau) and have is scanned. Or try another paint line/ manufacturer.

[leslie chappell]

My body man has asked if I can supply the paint colour spec for 1972 Triumph 19 so that he can get his paint supplier to mix the correct colour. Does anyone have that information ?

Paint code 19 is white, originally supplied to the factory by a company called pinchin johnson. whom i'am led to believe are still going.Leslie.

[mole42]

Paint code 19 is white, originally supplied to the factory by a company called pinchin johnson. whom i'am led to believe are still going.Leslie.

Since 1968 part of Courtaulds..... (thanks Wiki)

[trunt]

Would this help??

https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?year=1972&con=y&make=Triumph&rows=50

[mole42]

Would this help??

https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorco...riumph&rows=50

Terry, you are a star! Thank you. That's exactly what we need.....