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Title: Interior Paint Color
Post by: 1948 Kaiser on March 15, 2010, 04:52:02 PM

Question for anyone/everyone who can help. Are the painted interior parts (dash, windshield and door trim, etc) the same color as the exterior color on a 1948 Kaiser. Ours is paint code 131 Crystal Green.
I also found the body tag and it reads as follows;
Model; 481
Body; 5
Paint; 131
Trim; 121
RD;
KI;
TR; 2
RA; 2
AN;
HR;
CL;
DR; 1
SL;
SPEC. FO;
CR;
SCHED; 141
ITEM NO; 360
BODY NUMBER; 78446
Thanks

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: joefrazer on March 15, 2010, 04:56:58 PM

Sometimes the dash, window frames and other small painted parts are the same color, but many times thay are not. Usually, they're a darker color.

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: 1948 Kaiser on March 15, 2010, 06:54:47 PM

This one is just the opposite. The Crystal Green is almost black in appearance while the interior color is a dark (similar to a Forest) Green that is lighter than the exterior. Is the number under the trim the paint code for the interior? Ours is 121 which comes up as Turf Green on the chart but doesn't look the same as the color on the glove box door hinge. I'm baffled here why I can't find a match to the interior color anyplace.

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: pnw_oldmags on March 15, 2010, 07:55:51 PM

Here is Crystal Green -  ALMOST Black
(http://circlekf.com/kfcars/KFBasic002.jpg)

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: 1948 Kaiser on March 15, 2010, 08:06:10 PM

How about the interior color? Is that the 121 code (Turf Green) under "trim" on the cowl tag?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: joefrazer on March 15, 2010, 08:26:28 PM

Trim code 121 for the 48 Kaisers is as follows:
Seat material = grey pin stripe
Interior plastics = Sandstone (tan-ish color)
Interior enamel paintwork = Willow Green

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: 1948 Kaiser on March 15, 2010, 08:53:20 PM

THANK YOU JOEFRAZER!
Now to find the Willow Green paint  :)

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: pnw_oldmags on March 15, 2010, 11:52:55 PM

Willow Green ????
I found this on a service bulletin  SB 045 A  Feb 27, 1948
(http://circlekf.com/kfcars/KFSB045aWillowGreen.JPG)
http://www.circlekf.com/kfcars/kfsb045a.pdf (http://www.circlekf.com/kfcars/kfsb045a.pdf)
I can find it on a paint chip sheet.
Does anyone know if it was ever on a paint chip sheet??
Jim

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: 1948 Kaiser on March 16, 2010, 04:36:00 PM

Fantastic! Thank you all very much!!! I also have not found the Willow Green on any paint charts.

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: pnw_oldmags on March 17, 2010, 12:39:29 AM

Here is a bit more info on the Crystal Green Color ... The Willow Green is more difficult to find referenece to.

 http://www.circlekf.com/kfcars/colorbasic002.htm (http://www.circlekf.com/kfcars/colorbasic002.htm)

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: 1948 Kaiser on March 17, 2010, 11:21:20 AM

I found last night in a bulletin the rims were painted the body color (Crystal Green)(I knew that as we have the original rims in very good shape) with Cabaret Green stripes on them. One more shade of green to find formulations for ???

Title: Re: Interior Paint Color
Post by: 1948 Kaiser on March 17, 2010, 11:25:56 AM

Here is an excellent source of color chips for all automobiles 1920 to the present.

http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/

Update:
The people above were able to formulate the "Willow Green" paint based on the old ACME chart and our glove box door.