Restorating a P-15 business coupe.

[Branded]

Beautiful, Very nice 

[knuckleharley]

On 12/6/2016 at 4:32 PM, veterantechnic said:

 

That sure is a pretty green. What's it called,and who makes it?

[veterantechnic]

Yes, you are right, Dale. These stainless strips are really hard and does not allow the bending. Especially in front by the smaller radius. I think I will replace these to soft fender felt.

[veterantechnic]

About green colour. There was only one place with good original paint. It was inner side of the name plate. The right tone we got by "hand craft". We did not find chance to make right tone by modern colour code. I hope I can have the code of these paint by the Standox. 

[greg g]

Could be jib green poly (poly = metallic) dal 400047 dqe.

 

http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1948-Plymouth-pg01.jpg

[knuckleharley]

35 minutes ago, greg g said:

Could be jib green poly (poly = metallic) dal 400047 dqe.

 

http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1948-Plymouth-pg01.jpg

Am I the only one that can't tell  a damn thing by looking at color chips? The more I look at them,the more all the different shades of ever color start to look alike.

On top of that,it seems like I never see a color on any of those charts that looks like any color I have seen on an actual car.

[Dave72dt]

You can't on a computer screen.  Differences in computers, cameras and screens will interpret digital colors differently. Go to a jobber and look at their chips, in the sunlight - not under a fluorescent light.  I can get them close comparing chips to a paint sample indoors or with a camera but I take them outside for the final comparison.  The camera does not ensure a color match.   Spectremaster has chip books that goes by shades of a dominant color and it's fairly easy to get it down to two or three choices for best match.   The lighting inside may make it a perfect match, take it outside and it's off a little, shade lighter or darker and it may still need a bit of "hand craft".  Your local jobber can do that for you.  If you want to match a color, do it locally. 

[knuckleharley]

23 minutes ago, Dave72dt said:

You can't on a computer screen.  Differences in computers, cameras and screens will interpret digital colors differently. Go to a jobber and look at their chips, in the sunlight - not under a fluorescent light. 

 

Thank you. I will be sure to do that when I get my 51 ready for paint.

[veterantechnic]

Hello,

I am looking for arm rests and I found this http://www.robertsmotorparts.com/store/arm-rest-brown-replacement-style-dodge-truck-plymouth-truck-fargo-truck-1934-1953-1-1-1-1 Can they be the same or are they different for my car? Can you guys post here some detaild pictures of original arm rests?

[veterantechnic]

Hello,

I still haven't found the armrests yet. I am hoping some of you can help me with this. If you could post here some pictures and information of measurements, I could make them on my own.

[casper50]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930s-1940s-1950s-Plymouth-Dodge-Chrysler-Desoto-Arm-Rests-OEM-MoPaR-/112353312356?hash=item1a28c77e64:g:YHEAAOSwNnRYk0mn&vxp=mtr

[jcmiller]

Here is one from a 1942 Plymouth.  I can take some more if you think it would be helpful.

 

Edited April 26, 2017 by jcmiller

[veterantechnic]

Yes, some more pics would be helpful. Specialy from the area where it is atached to the doorpanel

[casper50]

there's a pair on ebay         http://www.ebay.com/itm/1946-1947-1948-1949-1950-1951-1952-Chrysler-Arm-Rest-Mopar-Dodge-PLymouth-DeSoto-/112397571880?hash=item1a2b6ad728:g:g5gAAOSwWiBY~kAP&vxp=mtr

[veterantechnic]

Thank you Casper. I will try buy them.

[casper50]

you're welcome.

[greg g]

One of the fellows here made a pair from wood. Shaped them with rasps and sand paper then finished with foam and fabric.  Had to look very closely to tell they were facsimiles.