SanDiego928

When I bought my 928 the PO told me while I was leaving that the color of the paint was a blue with a another name for German. So, I looked it up and came up with this:

Preussischblau
Prussian Blue#
33X
1985-1986

Before buying some touch-up paint I thought I would ask if anyone has seen this color before. It is a dark blue at night and midday but in the late afternoon or early morning when the sun hits, it turns a strange shade of purple. I mean it is purple and not even close to blue. I think I got it but just was wondering if this is indeed Prussian Blue before spending money on what I think it is. There are no paint code stickers on the car and originally it was red.

Thanks, Mark

James Bailey

Try these people....BETZ Speed & Color in Orange, CA | 1470 W Katella Ave, Orange, CA take off the gas filler door and take it to them...have them do a custom color match. They will make the color that you think it MIGHT be then paint a piece of sheet metal and COMPARE that to the filler lid. Then their expert will adjust the mix as needed respray the test and compare.. In the end you will have a very, very close match. Or spend $7.00 at Pep boys and have a polka dot car.

SanDiego928

Novel idea. I will entertain that here around town since it is about 200 miles round trip to OC. I read that there are a few places to obtain paint touch-up and maybe someone who has seen or has this freaky blue/purple paint could just verify that it has a real distinct purple hue. You are right, it could end up looking like a frigin polka dot car in a clown show. Dont want that.

Colorscratch I heard is good ------ ? It is an old car with a 6 paint job though. Cant see spending too much. Need money for gas........

I may be the only one in America with a Prussian Blue 928.

SanDiego928

Well search is your friend many times over....I found my answer and good pics of Prussian Blue on a Porsche 928. Looks like mine in different light. Most likely the same paint code.

Prussian Blue 928 Clicky

Also found out this color has so much history. and "It has been used as an antidote for certain kinds of heavy metal poisoning." Looks good and could save your life.

History of PB

My Yamaha FJR is Cerulean Silver and has the same kind of history....cool stuff I think.

safulop

Most body shops capable of good paint work can make respectable touch-up paint for you at minimal cost. It is almost automatic these days.

Nicole

If your 928 is an 81, it is unlikely that it is prussian blue - it's not a standard color offered at this time, and US dealers rarely stocked cars in off-colors - particularly not colors that didn't come out until 4 years later.

Have you checked, if it could be pacific blue metallic? That would be a dark blue metallic available in 81.

You could also try to contact your favorite 928 parts vendor, and see, if they could look-up the paint code for your VIN.

SanDiego928

I forgot to mention that the original color was red. The car was repainted and those pics of Prussian blue match my car under the same light conditions perfectly. Almost like looking at my car except the the car in the link is a 85 or 86. Changes color all day long from dark dark blue to deep blue to purple.

Thanks Nicole.

James Bailey

When a car is repainted even in an "original" color odds are the aftermarket mixed paint will not be the same color type or material as original paint but something just close. When painting the whole car it matters little. When trying to do a fender or hood custom color match helps but even then they tend to blend the adjacent areas and clear coat.

SanDiego928

Yes I agree. After thinking about what you said, getting already mixed touchup that matches perfectly will be almost impossible. Best I could do would be to try and get a shop to mix some and match to the gas lid like you suggested. I think that is the way to go. Or live with what I got and do the best to protect what I have. Thanks again....

SanDiego928

Yep I will start looking for a decent paint shop and see if they can match the paint. Thanks.

James Bailey

A good color match artist can even adjust for some fading of the paint so touch ups are the color the car is NOW not when it left the factory 30 years ago.