Paint colors?

[48 dodge man]

I am looking for some paint color advice. I have a 1948 Dodge B1B. pickup. I want to restore it to its original colors. It appears to me that the cab was is a dark blue with a black box. I am also wondering about the orange/red color on the DODGE hood emblem on the grill as well as the paint color on the hubcaps. My hubcaps seem to be more of a red color while the hood emblem appears to be more of an orange. There is very little paint on either one but they dont look the same at all to me. I would have thought they were the same color, but they don't appear to be? maybe one is just more faded than the other? I have searched the website for quite some time and I cant find anything specific to this. I did find under the knowledge section the sample paint chips, but those numbers didn't mean anything to the paint shop I took them too. They said they will check into them, but I have not talked to them again. Does anyone have a paint number or a color name for the blue for this truck as well as the hubcap and hood emblem colors. Also, I am wondering if the rims should be black or cream. I was thinking they should be cream, but now after some further research I am thinking for a 48 they should be black? Thank you for your help. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Plymouthy Adams]

my Dodge books has pages of paint color by year..and list use for interior and exterior and what wheels got what..but no listing for the hubcap or trim accents paint.

[Merle Coggins]

According to the charts on the Pilot-House Knowledge section of the DPETCA site http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/color/imgcol/index.htm there are two blue colors. The Dark Blue 93-23798 and Waterway Blue 93-55093. These are old DULUX or DUCO numbers from DuPont. If you have a DuPont paint dealer in your area they can make a call and cross those numbers to a modern mix number. I was able to do that at my local Auto Paint & Supply store. I took in a copy of the page from the DEPTCA site to show them what I needed. I also took in my glove box door for reference. The young kid didn't have a clue, but the store manager recognized the number as an old DULUX number. He had the kid call someone and get the cross reference for it. Once he got the new number he looked it up on their paint chips and it matched perfectly to my glove box door. With that number they could mix almost any of DuPont's paint systems to that color.

Good luck,

Merle

[48 dodge man]

Thanks you both for the replies. I will print that page in and see if they can cross reference the numbers for the correct blue. I am pretty sure mine is the dark blue, but ver faded ext. I was going to post a pic for you, but i could not figure out how. I am wondering if you have any input on the accent colors for the DODGE hood emblem or the hubcaps? Also I do believe the rims are to be black, but I would appreciate some confirmation on that as well. Thank you again.

[Merle Coggins]

As I recall, from Don Bunn's book, the '48 & '49 rims were black. In '50 they went to a cream color for the rims.

Speaking of the "Dodge Truck Cream" color for the '50 and newer rims... Does anyone have that color mix code? I'm gonna need some of that when I get to that part of my build. I remember that it came up on the old board, but I'm too lazy to go back and search through it.

I'd also like to hear what people are using for the red accent on the hub caps and etc. And how they apply it.

[Bouncy B]

I have a 49 B1B. Wheels are black. As far as the accents on the trim and hubcaps. It's so small, just go with what looks best. All these pieces are exposed to sunlight, so it's hard to tell. Also the inside of the horns on the ram hood ornament are painted this same color. I went with Rustoleum Sunrise Red for durability and fade resistance. Painted the cab, as well as the trim and hubcaps. It's an orange-based red and is very close to Dodge Red not too orange. Safety Red was too orange for me. Remember, you have a 60 year old truck! Enjoy it! Whatever red you want to use will be good enough! You'll be the envy of many, I promise you.

Richard

PS: I think there's a Blue-Black B1 on the Pilot House website gallery for inspiration and motivation.

[48 dodge man]

Thank you all for the input. I will look for the red color you mentioned. That will be a good start anyway. I can work from there.

Thanks again.

[brian hood]

Hey,

Buy Don Bunn's Book - Dodge B-series Trucks A Estores Guide And Reference Guide. I Bought One On Barnes And Noble For $35 Dollars Plus $7.00 For Shipping( You Really Cant Buy Gas For $7.00- Unless You Lie Next Door To The Bookstore). It Is Well Worth It And You Will Have Most Of Your Answers At Your Finger Tips.

Brian