Paint formula 050?

[Raymond]

My body shop, (which is doing a great job so far) hasn't been able to find a formula for modern paint that is referenced as DB 050 Classic White.  Do any of you paint masters out there know what we should be looking for?  So far the closest we have been able to match by eyeball is a GM color called "Antique White".  He painted some on the inside of the door and it looks pretty dead on.

Ray
'68 280SL 4-spd Coupe

[Bearcat]

Ray....your paint shop is doing you no service putting a non mercedes paint on your car. Antique white is different from 050.  050 paint is that is sourced from ICI and is called Police White....and is the original mercedes paint.

If my paint shop can source police white in Ireland you surely  should have immediate access to same.

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[Raymond]

The shop has it's own mixing system, so we are looking for a mixing formula rather than a bucket of pre-mixed paint.  I don't believe there is any magic in "Mercedes" paint.  The technology of paint today is so good that if the color matches, there won't be any way to tell where it came from once it's on the car.

Ray
'68 280SL 4-spd Coupe

[hauser]

Raymond you may not want to hear this but in my opinion you should stick with the original formula.  The Total Restore video goes into pretty good detail on the paint mixing procedure.

1969 280sl 5 spd
Gainesville, Fl.

[mdsalemi]

If you are not using Glasurit (or the other Mercedes brand), and you are pretty darn close, you are already there.

A Glasurit mixing formula would be meaningless with whatever system your shop is using as the base colors and colorants are all different between manufacturers.

Michael Salemi
1969 280SL
Signal Red w/Black Leather
Restored

[George Des]

Go to a PPG supplier. PPG suppliers have the correct formula to mix this up properly. I was able to get the DB050 in PPG DCC Concept. This is a single stage acrylic urethane paint which will also require an isocyanate containing hardener. If you decide to paint yourself, you will need to use the proper supplied air breathing equipment.

George Des

[George Des]

My 230Sl Euro 5 Speed painted with PPG DCC Concept Single Stage Acrylic Urethane in DB050. Now that i know how to shrink the pictures, I'll be sening quite a few incluidng the pictures of the fuel pump rebuilds

George Des

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[Raymond]

Nice looking ride, George.  I'll post photos of mine when it's done.  I should be getting the car back next week and I am really looking forward to it.  

I passed on the ICI and PPG information. The inside of the doors was not stripped and that is what we are using for a color match.  They had not been touched by the previous owner's horrible, cheapo paint job.  Today I stopped by the shop I saw a W107 with a 3-yr old paint job that they had just matched on a left rear fender repair.  The paint match on that one is perfect.  The fellow in the shop who has been doing all the priming and wet sanding has fallen in love with my car.  I caught him smiling while he was fine taping the inside of the door jamb.  He says he has spent so much time on it, he feels like it is his baby.  They should shoot it tomorrow afternoon.  The new windshield will be installed on Tuesday.  I was going to re-install all the chrome myself, but the owner of the shop tactfully asked if I wouldn't mind letting him do the side trim.  (So I wouldn't screw up their work, I guess.)  All in all, I think I found the right folks to do this.

Ray
'68 280SL 4-spd Coupe