Wing Color

[dillon14]

I am just about done with my Daytona clone. It will be painted black Thursday and then we are going to paint the stripe on and paint the wing red. Can someone tell me, so I can tell my autobody guy , what the red wing and red stripe color is called or better yet an actual paint number?

Thanks

This is what my car will look like when finished with the red wing and stripe:

[nascarxx29]

This is the color term I refer to it as Tomato red stripe.I dont know if thats what its known as

[dillon14]

I WAS THINKING IT WAS THE 69 COLOR "HEMI ORANGE"

[UFO]

I think if you install the stripe then get a paint supplier or body shop to use a color scanner on it you will get a better match.

[Davtona]

I'm thinking its R-4 Red. I have heard it called tomato red also. And matching the wing paint to the actual stripe makes perfect sense as shades of almost any color varies.

[hemigeno]

I'm thinking its R-4 Red. I have heard it called tomato red also.

Since the original poster said they were going to paint the stripe on, it really doesn't matter if it's a 100% match to any particular stripe vendor's vinyl color.  Also, even though I've heard it before, I can't find any reference to "Tomato Red" in any factory information - it's just called "Red" in the paperwork.




**Edit**  The Service Manual gives a Chrysler Code for R4 Red of AY2DR4, and a Ditzler Code of 71582

[dillon14]

Yes, to clarify, we are going to paint the stripe on and not use decal.

[dillon14]

When I look at the 1969 PPG Dodge color chart, and I hear the term "Tomato Red", I think of more of an redish orange color and that is why I mentioned the V2 Hemi Orange rather than the R4 Charger Red. I may be way off base on this but wonder if it would look better with the Charger Red.

[hemigeno]

If you compare R4 "Red" to anything actually/really RED, it will definitely look orangish... unless it's beside something orange, in which case it'll look quite red...   

[nascarxx29]

http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1969-dodge-pg01.jpg

[Davtona]

Yes, to clarify, we are going to paint the stripe on and not use decal.

I guess I missed that part. Sorry.

[Dave Kanofsky]

Dave Patik at Performance Car Graphics is THE authority, I believe his paperwork said R4.

[Mopurr]

Dave & Geno are Correct it is R4 Referred to in Dodge sales litature as Bright Red......It is a reddish orange....believe me I know this quite well, when our Charger & Daytona are referred to as orange.....they are both R4.

Orange Car next to it as mentioned it is Red.
Red Car next to it and it is orange

street lights make it orange as a pumpkin.

The other Red Color in 69 is R6 Red.  It is more of a Crimson Red

I like the Red Wing Cars and R4 is the correct code for your wing.

Plymouth's R4 color in 69 referred to as Baracuda Orange


If R4 was ever actually referred to as Charger Red it was not in 1969

http://www.oldride.com/library/1969_dodge_charger.html


The above link is to the sales litature

[Mopurr]

Duh....

that is right ppg refers to it as Charger Red but the Dodge Car Sales Litature calls it Bright Red so I always go by the sales Lit.

[dillon14]

Just so you don't think I made up the "Charger Red: name, this is where I saw it:

[UFO]

Yes, to clarify, we are going to paint the stripe on and not use decal.

I guess I missed that part. Sorry.

Your not the only one who missed that part.

[hemigeno]

Just so you don't think I made up the "Charger Red: name, this is where I saw it:

You definitely didn't make up the Charger Red name - I think that's what they first called it in 1968, although I don't remember the paint code (33-1?).

In '69 they called it three different things.  In one batch of paperwork, they called it "Charger Red" again.  Another couple of sheets call it just "Red", and the Color/Upholstery Guide calls it "Bright Red".

R6 Red (much more of a true red color) is also called "Bright Red" on the same paperwork/sheets where R4 is called "Charger Red" and then they refer to it as just "Red" when the term "Bright Red" is given to R4 as on the Color/Upholstery Guide's color swatches.  They're all over the place when it comes to names...

[Mopurr]

I was not saying that you made up the name, the duh was to me forgeting how many times it has been referred to as Charger Red to me and that it is listed as that in the ppg paint codes

Gene could I get a copy of the info listing the colors from Dodge differently, love other documentation knowledge

[BigBlockSam]

i think if your painting the the stripe on yourself .make it the shade of red you like. i like it a little more orange-y then the tomato red color stripe . it's your creation . 

[dillon14]

Decided to go with the R4 red. I'll put a few photos on when it is completed.

[GeneralLeeTESH]

  Go GREEN ! If you do- Obama money may pay for it  !!!   

[hemigeno]

Gene could I get a copy of the info listing the colors from Dodge differently, love other documentation knowledge

Sure thing Sherri, but it may take a couple days.  I already owe Chris (Just6T9) some hi-res photos of a couple documents and I'm woefully behind getting him taken care of.  Would you want me just to snailmail the copies to you?  If so, PM me your addy.

I can probably only get you a picture of the paint chip cards though, as a b&w Xerox copy won't do you much good 

BTW, don't forget to jot down the stuff from your notebook for me when you get a chance! 

[Mopurr]

Thank you Gene.

I have an online picture of the PPG paint code chips and the dodge litature has them in it also.  So I was primarly interested in the paperwork that referenced to the other names.....are these the paint chip cards?

I have been very bad......sorry I have not gotten that info to you I was actually just thinking of that when I was at the TDC meet the end of last month.

You don't have to be in a hurry about the info, just when you get time.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[UFO]

Regarding different paint names.
This is from the '69 fast facts binder issued by Chrysler Canada.
Even the truck charts have different names for some colors.