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ok all I know this has been discussed 1000 times etc . I went to pick up my dator from the body shop the other day and much to my dismay it had been sprayed with regular jd green , the quart of paint I took him was later found under the workbench on its side where it had clearly been for a LONG TIME . anyway so while im at this im revisiting the color .btw tractor paint isn't very close . the xx188x number listed here doesn't seem to work for any retailer in a 30 mile radius of 47955 , does anyone have a code or recipe for dator green they are willing to share , ive got a color that was "scanned " off of an old hood that is close I can use but I think its a little brighter but will work worse case thanks everyone wade
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much to my dismay it had been sprayed with regular jd green
I hate it when stuff like that happens. Yeah, I'll bet it looks odd! :bonk:

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400brian wrote:
much to my dismay it had been sprayed with regular jd green
I hate it when stuff like that happens. Yeah, I'll bet it looks odd! :bonk:
the most awesome part of all is somehow the decals ended up there too and they put them on ... wasted $150
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certificate recipiant of the 13 vintage challenge !! on a 340/s
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crossed the start/finish line twice at the 2013 and 2014 I500 on a 78 liquifire 440
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lwb140 wrote:
400brian wrote:
much to my dismay it had been sprayed with regular jd green
I hate it when stuff like that happens. Yeah, I'll bet it looks odd! :bonk:
the most awesome part of all is somehow the decals ended up there too and they put them on ... wasted $150
Well......wasn't that just fan-tab-u-lis :bonk:
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Wow, Wade...I would be pee-ossed in your shoes. Good luck getting it taken care of.

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Wade , I do have a Guy up here that does all our Dator paints and does a great job and an excellent match. He is a member here but don't think he posts much. I will shoot you a pm and just let him know you received the contact info from me. I don't have any decal sets left so you might have to get from that other guy.
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JoeRainville wrote:Wow, Wade...I would be pee-ossed in your shoes. Good luck getting it taken care of.

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joe I wasn't really mad , the situation was so stupid I knew it could only get better , he shot some mean green for me and turned out perfect , seems he let his son handle this project while he was out for the weekend , he is third generation collision repair here local ,so it seems like its going to work out fine , dad was embarrassed when we pealed back the rubber grip back on the tunnel that was supposed to have been removed to see the dator green scream out , then when we found my paint under the workbench where it had fallen off and been collecting dust for about a year iced it

chuck thanks for the help ,ill be in touch wade
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I know it's not necessarily good, but it still might be fun to see a picture of this work.
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it was sick ,huge hangers in the paint and the whole deal , rough situation wade
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certificate recipiant of the 13 vintage challenge !! on a 340/s
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crossed the start/finish line twice at the 2013 and 2014 I500 on a 78 liquifire 440
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Yuck.
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ill post pics when pretty wade
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certificate recipiant of the 13 vintage challenge !! on a 340/s
certificate recipient of the 14 vintage challenge !! on a 78 liquifire 440
joe forgot the certificates for the 2015 vintage challenge
crossed the start/finish line twice at the 2013 and 2014 I500 on a 78 liquifire 440
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If you have not found a formula yet i will try to dig mine out. It is hand matched ppg using pearl instead of metal flake there are others here who have used it.
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awesome the one I have is very close with no flake thanks wade
certificate recipiant of the 12 vintage challenge !! on a 78 liquifre 440,
certificate recipiant of the 13 vintage challenge !! on a 340/s
certificate recipient of the 14 vintage challenge !! on a 78 liquifire 440
joe forgot the certificates for the 2015 vintage challenge
crossed the start/finish line twice at the 2013 and 2014 I500 on a 78 liquifire 440
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It is very small pearl flake I cant tell the difference by eye. Cooter has used it. Anyone may use this. Spitfires & 78 Cyclones too. disclaimer: no i will not come strip your sled again if you do not like it this is hand mixed and no warranty! :lol22:
PPG PAINT
color # DBC 45609
COLOR WEIGHT
DMD684 86.4
DMD671 97.6
DMD615 212.8
DMD693 841.6
DMD643 1555.2
PRL91 1619.2
DBX689 2248.0
QTY 2Qts.
Thanks,
Ted

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1-78 Cross Country Liquifire
Gave away-sold-swapped:8 Liquidators, 78 C.C. Liquifire, 340/S, 295/S, 84 Snowfire, 82 Liquifire, 80 Liquifire, 78 440 liquifire, 77 Liquifire.
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