608KEB 794 #1 Posted March 14, 2016 I have a 1998 and a 2002 Ford Ranger. The paint code for both is vermillion red. Paint code E4 for both trucks. The color looks different on both. why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phatboy 565 #2 Posted March 14, 2016 One has been in the sun and weather elements longer than the other 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,001 #3 Posted March 14, 2016 Could very well be. Stop in to a place that mixes auto paint and see if there is an alternate for that code. Companies changed things with their colors all the time but used the same code. I had to repair a white Saturn once. I was working at Napa and decided to have a panel shot with a color formula camera to get it right. It came back as a Honda alternate white. That's how much the color changed from being outside. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,928 #4 Posted March 14, 2016 Red seems to be very susceptible to fading. In the '70s I was working a construction job at a paper mill in Gorham NH and a few days after starting work it occurred to me that I had the only red vehicle in the parking lot. I was told that none of the dealers would sell a red vehicle because the chemicals in the air caused it to fade rapidly; no other color, just red. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,902 #5 Posted March 14, 2016 I would believe that Richard ...our prove it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
