JGC403
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I tried searching for B5 Blue on google and there are at least 3 different shades that come up? What is the actual color of B5 Blue?
I tried searching for B5 Blue on google and there are at least 3 different shades that come up? What is the actual color of B5 Blue?
I tried searching for B5 Blue on google and there are at least 3 different shades that come up? What is the actual color of B5 Blue?
A friend painted his Plymouth Coupe B5. It is a different shade than 72blunblu'sIt depends on the year. Although the B5 CODE was used for several years, the FORMULA changed a few times. You would need to compare color chips to pick out the shade you wanted unless you were wanting the correct color for a certain year, then use the formula for that year. My '05 Pt Cruiser is even coded B5, although it is brighter than the older B5 colors.
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EB5 = 1969 . Was used from 1969 - 1970
GB5 = 1971 . Was used from 1971 - 1973
KB5 = 1974 . Was used from 1974 - 1975
MB5 = 1976 . Was used from 1976 - ????
As previously mentioned , each series had its own shading changes :
"E" ( 1969 ) was a bright , almost silvery shade
"G" ( 1971 ) was a bit darker than its '69-'70 shade
"K" ( 1974 ) was closer to the B7 shade from '69
"M" ( 1976 ) was closer to its 1971 shade
The name(s) of -B5 changed each time , and was , as usual , subject to division ( e.g. , Dodge's name was different from Plymouth's name ) .
This reformulation was also done with B3 and B7 blue(s) .
EB5 = 1969 . Was used from 1969 - 1970
GB5 = 1971 . Was used from 1971 - 1973
KB5 = 1974 . Was used from 1974 - 1975
MB5 = 1976 . Was used from 1976 - ????
As previously mentioned , each series had its own shading changes :
"E" ( 1969 ) was a bright , almost silvery shade
"G" ( 1971 ) was a bit darker than its '69-'70 shade
"K" ( 1974 ) was closer to the B7 shade from '69
"M" ( 1976 ) was closer to its 1971 shade
The name(s) of -B5 changed each time , and was , as usual , subject to division ( e.g. , Dodge's name was different from Plymouth's name ) .
This reformulation was also done with B3 and B7 blue(s) .
I am not painter by far but My Good buddy is and at his shop the paint store gave him a "variant deck" which is a book of color samples for Each make model and year. some of those models may have as many as 5 or 6 variants during a single year some darker lighter more or less Flake course or fine is the term he used it is a real art to match or make paint a certain Color
I just got 6 qts of PPG in DBC B5 last week for my 69 Barracuda and it cost me $780.00. Thats just the basecoat no reducer no clearcoat ect... No room for errors guys this stuff is to expensive to play with.