1946 Chevron Blue #2 paint formula?

[B-Watson]

Mixing paint varied from company to company as each had their own tints and the tints even varied between enamel and lacquer.  Did some digging on the Chevron Blue and Chevron Blue #2.  Have no info on PPG/Ditzler formulas, but for DuPont -

 

Chevron Blue

(246-34888 lacquer)

246-051 - Milori Blue - 16-3/8 oz

246-0097 - White - 10-3/16 oz

246-020 - Black - 5-3/16 oz

246-070 - Light Green - 5/16 oz

 

Chevron Blue #2

(246-23150 lacquer)

246-051 - Milori Blue - 20½ oz

246-0097 - White - 6¼ oz

246-020 - Black - 4 oz

246-070 - Light Green - 1¼ oz

 

 

For Acme  -

Chevron Blue

(22-6117 - enamel)

929 - TMC - fill to 6

903 - Chinese Blue - fill to 48¼

908 - Oxide Yellow - fill to 53

902 - White - fill to 56

 

Chevron Blue #2

(22-6267 - enamel)

929 - TMC - fill to 6

903 - Chinese Blue - fill to 45

908 - Oxide Yellow - fill to 49-3/4

902 - White - fill to 53½

911 - Red Oxide - fill to 56

 

Acme formula for Chevron #2 in lacquer :

(6267)

810 - Prussian Blue - fill to 31-3/4

716 - White - fill to 42

723 - Oxide Yellow - fill to 48½

715 - Black - fill to 54

726 - Green Tint - fill to 56

716 - White - Tint

 

Three different formulas to get Chevron #2. 

[Dave72dt]

Interesting that 3 of the 4 formulas were in lacquer.  We haven't had lacquer toners around for years and I'm not sure I could even get them anymore.  You'll notice that even in  the Acme formulas, they use a different toner number for the same color name between lacquer and enamel.  With the decreasing number of DIYers and increasing rules and regs on painting, it doesn't make economic sense for manufacturer's to continue producing outdated products or to convert the old colors to modern toners.

[Frank Elder]

On the back of my 46 to 48 Dodge ditzler color sheet are formulas for mixing lacquer and enamel ratios. 

 

DAL Ditz-lac automotive lacquer

DYL Sympho-Chromatic Lacquer

DQE Ditzco Quickset enamel...curiously enough none of the 46-48 colors  offered in this enamel has a ratio on my sheet, must have been the next page.

Edited August 28, 2014 by Frank Elder