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Old 06-18-2009   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MonkeyNutZ View Post
Thank you guys so much for finding this info.

So if I went to my paint shop with the Ditzler code "#DQE-44034" they could mix the right color? Or would that code be for a type of paint not used anymore?
Originally Posted by GTJIM View Post
Yes, 14698 is the Ditzler Code but it is for an Acrylic Lacquer paint - 1970's paint technology. The problem is cross-referencing this number to a modern two-pot reaction lacquer.

The 'L224' is Opel's in-house colour code for Signal Blue.

However, Ditzler Codes are/were a widely used 'standard' paint coding and should give any well established paint mixer a fighting chance of getting a close colour match.
I have to agree with GTJIM's response above.
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