color matching on a white 1989 LTC

[porschpow]

Ok, I need your help guys!

I am trying to touch up the paint on my 1989 LTC that is white. I went to the parts store and picked up ford....NG FM 229 oxford white and the GM ......NG GM 433 Bright white, I don't know what color to get. This is the closest colors I can get, does anybody know what is the exact color code to get for the touch up paint???

[miamibob]

Color code should be on the door (driver's door) label. The code equals the paint name which can be found either in the store or online.

[porschpow]

Really, the color code is there on the door?

The auto parts stores computers can't go back that far so i think im SOL

[marquisman]

Most white box panthers I have seen, are oxford white. Its not pure white, depending on the year. What is the two digit code from the door?

[miamibob]

Then look it up online. There is a company, in New Orleans, that makes all the older colors by the spray can or bottle if you need it.

http://www.automotivetouchup.com

[t65neon5]

for most colors you are correct, most parts stores computer and print info doesn't go back that far , however , it goes by the paint code , and most whites and blacks have been the same for DECADES , that being said , if it is oxford white , that color may have been used for the last 30 years and should have used the same paint code , so , if your paint code matches that color it should be the same(nnot taking into account sun fade and age discoloration)

[porschpow]

of course
sun takes a toll, i accept that

so i should look on the door for this color code, NG FM 229???

[marquisman]

Its a two digit code. If you can read your door tag and get the code, I may be able to get you the paint type. And like said, most base paints were used for years but, the codes kept changing. Oxford white in '81 will have a different code than '88 but, may be the exact same white.

[porschpow]

so would I take the door code to the dealer to get the color name?

[marquisman]

Nope, I have some factory manuals that list the codes. Is your code 9L under the "exterior paint" part? If so, its oxford white.

[porschpow]

ok ill check tomorow morning, thanks for the 411!

[marquisman]

Your welcome mang.

[79lincolnlover]

When I was buying paint at NAPA last year, the guy took a mobile scan of my car. The scanner was plugged into a computer and the factory color was soon found.

[porschpow]

I just looked at my car. It is a 9L on the door, which I am guessing is Oxford White!

[miamibob]

I just looked at my car. It is a 9L on the door, which I am guessing is Oxford White!

That's what shows up online!