I'm in the process of painting the block and oil pan on a Cad 500 motor. I've cleaned and primed it and would like to find a can of the correct color of Cadillac blue without having to order it off of the web. Do any of you folks know if one of the chain parts stores might have the correct color? I checked at Advance Auto this evening and they had what they called "GM Blue" but its much darker than the old style Caddy blue (if the cap color is accurate). Thanks for any help.
try ford blue. here's light and dark krylon. early cad blue is different, but later is more like ford blue. i need some of the early stuff.
You're kind of hosed if you don't want to go mail order. I haven't had any luck finding the Caddy dark blue at the local parts houses. You might try calling a few of the machine shops in your town and see if they have any ideas. I ended up painting mine Ford blue. I figured since it was going in a 1949 F1 that it would be ok. Good luck Bobby
I just painted my 500 caddy and checked quite a few stores around me for the correct blue and nobody had it. I would have had to order it. I ended up using the ford blue, its a shade lighter blue than the caddy blue.
I think O'reilys can mix you about any color you want if you have something they can scan and color match and they used to be able to put it in an aerosol can for you but have'nt checked in awhile Jeff
Coopers Vintage in Burbank California has the spray cans in the exact color youre looking for. hes got a great selection for most anything Cadillac, and his prices are very reasonable including shipping prices. Hes good people and a lot of HAMB'ers goto him both locally and worldwide. http://coopersvintage.com/ 818.567.4101
There is a paint supplier in N.E. Ohio, Permiere Paints that matches your paint and puts it in rattle cans. I am sure some of these will do the same. Take a part with "good" paint on it that you are trying to match that way it will match the old faded paint on the rest of the engine. these are the ppg suppliers in the area per PPG's web site: NEW SEARCH NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE: A.J. Tucker Supply (Midland) 1321 Highway 27 East Midland, NC 28107 (704) 888-5891 donna@ajtucker.com SHOW ON MAP Campbell Brown Inc 3814 North Graham Street PO Box 26685 Charlotte, NC 28221 (704) 377-2551 erinb@campbell-brown.com SHOW ON MAP Keystone Automotive Inc 1700B Parker Drive Charlotte, NC 28208 (704) 599-6981 mscafati@keystone-auto.com SHOW ON MAP A.J. Tucker Supply (Charlotte) 2209 B Graham Park Drive Charlotte, NC 28273 (704)588-0100 sbryson@ajtucker.com SHOW ON MAP Carolina Paint 1608 South Cannon Boulevard Kannapolis, NC 28083 (704) 938-7711 SHOW ON MAP NAPA Denver Auto Parts 4110 Highway 16 North Denver, NC 28037 (704) 483-5904 SHOW ON MAP<!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- / message -->
Bill Hirsch carries it in both quarts and spray cans http://www.hirschauto.com/departments.asp?dept=2 Gary
Many body shop suppliers (PPG, Dupont, etc.) can match your color and put it in spray cans for you. Mike
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