Orange air filter paint

[1MeanA]

Has anybody verified what type of aftermarket spray paint matches reasonably well other than buying the specialty paint from Mopar shops (would probably cost over $100 to get it up here)? My air filter housing has been blasted so I can't check it against other colors. So far this is my take away from perusing other forum posts:

• Its not street hemi orange like Duplicolor DE1652
• It FRAM orange which is similar to a Chevy engine orange
• Rust oleum 2x real orange is a good match
• its more orangy than hemi orange
• pic robbed from this forum

 

[1MeanA]

ok Rust oleum 2x real orange is not a good match...too bright. I had some of the Duplicolor DE1652 and it is closer. I might try the Chevy stuff next.

 

[Desoto291hemi]

I’m not sure how you could judge it well,,,,,the one in that pic is so dirty that it makes it impossible to compare the colors .

I have used colors before on other items that after painting I would shoot a coat of clear over it , and it would alter the finish color .
Or you might try a different color underneath and see if it alters the final color.
Just a thought,,,,it’s probably going to be a trial and error sort of exercise ?

Tommy

 

[1MeanA]

Just a thought,,,,it’s probably going to be a trial and error sort of exercise ?

Tommy

Probably. I found about a square inch of paint under a sticker that didn’t come off in the blast cabinet. I’d call it a dark orange.

 

[4spdragtop]

I've got discontinued cans of MP hemi orange. Shipping can't be done thru CP. Has to be FedEx or Percolator.

 

[1MeanA]

I've got discontinued cans of MP hemi orange. Shipping can't be done thru CP. Has to be FedEx or Percolator.

The air cleaners are a different shade of orange.

 

[1MeanA]

I bought some Tremclad Kubota Orange and it seems really close. I was looking for the Allis Chalmers orange but nobody has it. I'll post a pic after I get it painted.

 

[Desoto291hemi]

The air cleaners definitely looked like a different shade of orange,,from Hemi orange .
You’re right,,,,Fram orange was about the right shade or color .
It was really like an orange paint,,but with an ever so slight hint of red pigment added .
Chevy orange is close,,,but even it is too orange.
I was at a show just now and saw a 69 Chevelle with a beautiful orange paint job .
It was a brand new restoration,,but I don’t know if it was the factory paint code for that car .
The car was originally orange,,,but who knows what recipe the painter used .

Tommy