Indian Red Touch Up

[indianrob]

I need to touch up the Indian Red on my Chief front fender. I only need an ounce or two of paint. What are my options? Thanks!

[ChiefTwoKicks]

About 10 years ago, an Indian owner friend gave me a spray can of paint (enamel) for my 2 tone Red '47 Chief. The can was labeled "Omni-Pak". The paint was a perfect color match. The color was matched using a color spectrometer. My friend found the paint at a local auto parts house that had a paint department within the building (a separate, private business). John, the paint guy, has been mixing paint for many years, and is in high regard locally, matching paint colors for auto dealers and others. Here is what I know...

Omni-Pak offers an aerosol spray can, matched to blend perfectly with the data from the spectrometer. The can I have has about 8-10oz of paint, propellant, and solvent. The Omni-Pak is manufactured by The Krylon Products Group. On the can it says... NOT filled by Krylon, but filled by the paint mixer, using the Omni-Fill Pump system. Omni-Pak and Omni-Pump systems can be found at better auto paint/body shops. The special order spray paint is VERY expensive, about $30 a can !! You may be able to find Omni-Pak on the internet.

I remember years ago, you could find lacquer in a small touch up bottle, with a ball bearing shaker inside the bottle with a small brush attached to the lid. You could find these at an automobile dealership. I do not know if these are available (with a color match). My father used to have several of these for the cars he owned over the years. In any case, you might start with an internet search, or find a high-end body shop where they mix their own paint colors.
Indian had several different shades of "Indian Red" over the years. You will have to take a sample of the color you need to replicate to the spectrometer... try to match the color in the sunlight for best results. I would suggest finding a very experienced paint specialist.

Its not rocket science, but a perfect match is very difficult, the paint is super expensive, and the color match is only as good as the guy mixing the paint. Good Luck.

Roger C2K

[PaulCDF]

What are my options?

I went to my local automotive paint jobber with my chain-guard in hand they had a Spectrophotometer (machine that color matches) two popular syste names are: ChromaVision, Acquire Rx
They advertised this service on their website. They were then able to custom mix me a spray can of matching color. As CTK said expensive right around $30/can and $15/two ounce touch up.
So that is an option. This is what I did. Good Luck. Let us know.

[indianrob]

Thanks everyone. I found a local auto paint shop that does color matching. I should have looked first before posting- sorry!

[micmac]

I’m glad you posted. I learned something.