Paint Shortage

When I ordered 67 Ford Acapulco Blue for a 67 Mustang, I was shocked to find the paint was mixed and the label said Dodge Caravan Blue... Turns out they recycle all these mix codes. "There are only so many colors in the world", I was told when I complained.

Everyone to their own but I have long ago left Martin Senour, PPG, House of Kolor, and now I'm using Kirker which I purchase through Auto Body Toolmart. You only have a select number of colors to choose from but you can mix them all you want to create whatever you want. None of my restomods could give a crap if they are original or not, which is the liberating feeling you get when you say #$%%^ it, none of the numbers match, I'm doing what I want, not what the code on the data plate says. It feels great to spray a car with 2K for $300k vs $2500 House of Kolor or $2,000 for another brand. Sorry but I used to (in the early 80's) think $150 for ALL body materials was expensive. To be able to do it now for close to that is liberating!