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Howdy to one and all,
I have heard and read all the debate about who has what and what should be on which and when. Now here is the deal. As I am told that a 1952 M38 should have been shot with 2430 paint from the factory w/o primer coat and that the frame and axles were satin black from other vendors and then shot over with 2430 and that 24087 began in 1955 Okay I get it. Now those paint codes no longer exist in todays standards, so to speak. So can anyone provide me with proper MODERN DAY paint codes to replicate the 2430 paint and the 24087 or provide me color correct paint chips for computer match. this should not be rocket science. Wes has chimed in and many others.
So I want to make this easy for everyone. Put in a paint comparison computer and get a match with a color coding that any auto paint shop should be able to duplicate. If I am able to get these I will post them here and on any other website where tey might be useful. I want my m38 to have the correct color and I am sure everyone else does too.
I thank you all most kindly,
Larry Murphy 52 M38 (so far)

If you are going for a Factory class restoration, then you should read the judging book on what is considered correct. Like you said this has been hashed to death. Then you enter in what the later army and National guard painted them. I can't find the dark OD the National Guard used in the late 50's. I bought spray cans of both the Rapco/Gillespie paint and tried them on some of my parts. The 24087 was a little light and way too shiney for me. The other was quite brown in tint and looked totally wrong. I then tried the late WW2 33070 paint and it darn near matched my original '51 M38's paint, so I'm going with that. I'm not saying it's correct either. I just like it better and I don't give a hoot what judges think since it's not a issue with me. If the judges book ID's the Gillespie paint, you could simply buy a 6-7 dollar can of it, spray it out over the correct primer, and then have a profit reading done and mix your own modern paint from that. Then you will get what you want! John

I had my PPG dealer scan and hand match paint in enamel.

I will look for the codes.