A Little History:
Bill the Retired Ford Parts Manager who does Part number research on 1928 - 2001 trucks & 1928 - 89 passenger cars says
" ...that Rear bumpers on 1966 F-250's were optional, and that Ford didn't offer a step bumper until 1967, so the one on Old Blue was after market and was originally painted Ford's Argent silver.On the front, Styleside bumpers were either chrome, or usually painted Colonial White, which is a bright white. Standard Cab grilles were usually painted this same color. On Old Blue the front bumper was chrome and the grille was aluminium.
There were two different shades of exterior white, Wimbledon...which is an off white and Pure White, which is close to Colonial White."
Old Blue has the chrome option on the front and looks great, but for the back I need to find a current silver paint that will look as close to original as possible.
Paint Source Options:
Searching the web I find the following options called out as close to Ford Argent or Silver Paint:
Additional Info:
For the Dark Argent aluminum paint (on the flat part below the grill and above bumper), the correct color # is Ditzler DAL-8518 This is a darker color than the other 'argent' used on various places on Old Blue.
Painting the Rear Bumper:
I started checking for the Dupli-Color and the VHT options at the local Autozones, O'Reilly's and Napa stores. For 2 months I checked every week or so not finding any stock of the what I now presume to be 'precious' Ford Argent. I finally found a single can of the VHT SP-188 for $5.99 at the local Autozone and will prepare the rear bumper for a refresh.
I took off the newly mounted license plate, sprayed WD-40 on the 4 bolts that hold the bumper to the frame and let it sit overnight. I repeated the process the next day as the bolts were rusted and very stiff. The next day I hit the bolts 3 times with the hammer and with focused determination, managed to loosen them up and remove. This was a slow process as I did not want to break the bolts but eventually they all let loose. I then tied the bumper to a tree in the yard and slowly pulled away, sliding the bumper out from the frame about 12". I then masked off the tailgate and rear fenders with newspaper and tape to ensure no overspray on Old Blues' body paint.. I treated the bumper rust with navel jelly, rinsed well, rinsed again with baking soda and water and let it dry then put down a coat of primer. After letting it dry I sprayed the bumper with two coats of the SP-188 and let sit for a day.
After pushing the bumper back up against the bed, I painted the license plate bolts black (semi-gloss Rustoleum) to match the black on the plates - the old bumper is looking good !!!
However, I notice the license plate light is not working .. I will put this on the TODO list to check out later.
- Detail Silver - Eastwood
- Ditzler 2593 (Argent Silver)
- " DAR-2593 (acrylic enamel)
- " DDL-2593 (acrylic lacquer)
- Ford Silver - PPG - DCC2593 polyurethane (PPG Argent Silver)
- Ford 1G - "Silver Poly" (1975-1976)
- Ford 1G - "Silver Metallic" (1977-1980)
- Dupli-Color® FM-149
- Dupli-Color® - WP101 (silver) NOTE: I tried and think it is to BRIGHT
- Jewel Silver - Subaru code 9985
- Moss Silver wheel paint - 220-560 (Moss Motors Ltd)
- Ditzler Delstar® - Code #16
- VHT - SP188 polyurethane (Argent Silver) NOTE: I use this for my applications
- Motorcraft Argent Spray Paint Part# PM-19K207-AA
Additional Info:
For the Dark Argent aluminum paint (on the flat part below the grill and above bumper), the correct color # is Ditzler DAL-8518 This is a darker color than the other 'argent' used on various places on Old Blue.
Painting the Rear Bumper:
I started checking for the Dupli-Color and the VHT options at the local Autozones, O'Reilly's and Napa stores. For 2 months I checked every week or so not finding any stock of the what I now presume to be 'precious' Ford Argent. I finally found a single can of the VHT SP-188 for $5.99 at the local Autozone and will prepare the rear bumper for a refresh.
I took off the newly mounted license plate, sprayed WD-40 on the 4 bolts that hold the bumper to the frame and let it sit overnight. I repeated the process the next day as the bolts were rusted and very stiff. The next day I hit the bolts 3 times with the hammer and with focused determination, managed to loosen them up and remove. This was a slow process as I did not want to break the bolts but eventually they all let loose. I then tied the bumper to a tree in the yard and slowly pulled away, sliding the bumper out from the frame about 12". I then masked off the tailgate and rear fenders with newspaper and tape to ensure no overspray on Old Blues' body paint.. I treated the bumper rust with navel jelly, rinsed well, rinsed again with baking soda and water and let it dry then put down a coat of primer. After letting it dry I sprayed the bumper with two coats of the SP-188 and let sit for a day.
After pushing the bumper back up against the bed, I painted the license plate bolts black (semi-gloss Rustoleum) to match the black on the plates - the old bumper is looking good !!!
However, I notice the license plate light is not working .. I will put this on the TODO list to check out later.
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