Help with paint matching

[BillD]

I am in the process of painting a 66 Chevelle and am trying to match an original color. I have the original paint codes from a variety of paint manufacturers and the local paint suppliers say "no problem" I can do it. Only problem is that the samples that are mixed up are always not correct. A couple of the samples have been off by a mile. In addition to trying to do it by the paint code, I have original paint on a trunk lid which I brought in to be scanned. Scanning did not work because the paint was "too thin" or "not consistent" to get a read for the scanning. The scanner did come up with something but the result was not close. I also have an original paint selection brochure from 66 but the paint chip is too small to scan it. The color is Sandalwood Tan which is a gold/tan sort of a color. Any suggestions on how to do this would be appreciated. Thanks for any idea you may have.

[Mr70]

Have you ever seen a vehicle in person with that exact color you want?
If so,ask that owner what paint they used,or ask them if you can scan a sample,so you can paint your car that same color.
Also try searching Google Images for that exact color you want too,and then maybe try to locate that owner.

[Schonyenko2]

You may need to find a painter who does his own mixes. He can tint to what you like, and shoot some spray out cards for you rather than just looking in the can.

[roeville]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Schonyenko2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You may need to find a painter who does his own mixes. He can tint to what you like, and shoot some spray out cards for you rather than just looking in the can.</div></div> This is how I had to match the paint. I found a good painter, he did some spray outs, and we checked against pristine paint still on the car - both indoors and outdoors. One of the best things I did was have my wife come to the shop and help with the color match. My eyes are getting old.

[bluel78]

My job consist of matching paint daily and it's getting hard to match the old colors. The paint companies spend money matching current model year colors and don't worry about the past because they already matched them once. The problem is the toners used in the past are no longer legal because of vocs and lead. Probably if you had the correct can of 1966 paint and used clear coat over it wouldn't match either. I'm not saying it's impossible to match old paint but very time consuming. Keep shopping around someone can do it.

[BillD]

Thank you for the help. I think my only choice is to pay the local paint supplier to take the time to come up with custom match to my sample. The ability of the local paint supply guy to do this is an unknown. Unfortunately my original paint sample is a trunk lid so not too practical to send it to someone who has the talent to accomplish what needs to be done. Thanks again.