I have a book "Lancia Ardea e Appia" that lists colors with a code that looks like the manufactures code for that color.
For Example: celeste chiaro 16.300 Maxaloid extra/ Max Mayer.
I am assuming that the Manufacture is Max Mayer?
Is there a way of tracing the this code back to a color or modern day equivalent color?
Any help would be greatly appriciated.
Thanks,
Tony Corbelletta
Appia Color Question
-
Geoff Goldberg
Re: Appia Color Question
Tony -
This is a difficult issue. We have yet to find a direct way to get from Max Meyer paint colors to todays paints.
The best way (so far) is to work with a 1990 Lechler translation from Lancia paints to current paint numbers. This was written up and published in Ruotoclassiche, and is posted now on a blog I'm running on a B20 restoration at:
http://web.mac.com/geoffreyg/iWeb/Site% ... /Blog.html
Max Meyer is still in business making paints in Italy. if anyone is so inspired, it would be great to visit them and see what they can do!
Geoff
This is a difficult issue. We have yet to find a direct way to get from Max Meyer paint colors to todays paints.
The best way (so far) is to work with a 1990 Lechler translation from Lancia paints to current paint numbers. This was written up and published in Ruotoclassiche, and is posted now on a blog I'm running on a B20 restoration at:
http://web.mac.com/geoffreyg/iWeb/Site% ... /Blog.html
Max Meyer is still in business making paints in Italy. if anyone is so inspired, it would be great to visit them and see what they can do!
Geoff
-
Antonio Corbelletta
Re: Appia Color Question
Geoff,
Thanks again. So with the Lechler number could one fine the paint chip? Does Lechler have a web site to see colors?
Tony
Thanks again. So with the Lechler number could one fine the paint chip? Does Lechler have a web site to see colors?
Tony
-
Geoff Goldberg
Re: Appia Color Question
As far as I know, Lechler doesn't have a web site for the colors, and you wouldn't want to pick colors from that anyway. The only way is real color samples, on chips, and even on metal sheets.
Lechler isn't imported into the US, but they are available in Europe.
Lechler isn't imported into the US, but they are available in Europe.
-
Carter Hendricks
Re: Appia Color Question
Geoff Goldberg wrote:
>
> Tony -
>
> This is a difficult issue. We have yet to find a direct way
> to get from Max Meyer paint colors to todays paints.
>
> The best way (so far) is to work with a 1990 Lechler
> translation from Lancia paints to current paint numbers. This
> was written up and published in Ruotoclassiche, and is posted
> now on a blog I'm running on a B20 restoration at:
>
> http://web.mac.com/geoffreyg/iWeb/Site% ... /Blog.html
Geoff [and Tony]--
I think that the project published in Ruoteclassiche is a direct way to get from the original colors to modern paint. I have successfully used the formulas developed to get correct, reliable paint colors for Milanese cars. You can order enough paint from a local source to spray a [curved, primed, metal] test panel to find out if you like the color. Unfortunately there is no Lechler presence in the US...
--Carter
>
> Tony -
>
> This is a difficult issue. We have yet to find a direct way
> to get from Max Meyer paint colors to todays paints.
>
> The best way (so far) is to work with a 1990 Lechler
> translation from Lancia paints to current paint numbers. This
> was written up and published in Ruotoclassiche, and is posted
> now on a blog I'm running on a B20 restoration at:
>
> http://web.mac.com/geoffreyg/iWeb/Site% ... /Blog.html
Geoff [and Tony]--
I think that the project published in Ruoteclassiche is a direct way to get from the original colors to modern paint. I have successfully used the formulas developed to get correct, reliable paint colors for Milanese cars. You can order enough paint from a local source to spray a [curved, primed, metal] test panel to find out if you like the color. Unfortunately there is no Lechler presence in the US...
--Carter