Re: Pullman Green Pigment list

Dennis Storzek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:18 pm

> Please let me know if anyone has the list of
> pigments, and the quanity of same, that go
> into"Pullman Green", which is
> Dupont Color number(possibly obsolete)
> 4558.It seems difficult to go into an auto
> supply house that stocks Dupont stuff to get
> this color without the proper info.Any help
> out there? Thanks.

We interrupt this discussion of bulletin board software to answer this man's restoration question...

Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. I have two code numbers for "Pullman Green", Dulux 83-4558 and Duco 254-4558, both of which are obsolete, I'm sure. The problem is that even if we had old mixing formulae, unless the color was reformulated since the heavy metal reduction reformulations of the early seventies, they would no longer be useful. The real question is, who was buying Pullman Green paint after that time?

You might try contacting Dupont Performance Coatings directly. If they have indeed had call to reformulate the color, they should be able to give you a current paint code, and/or the current formula so you can source it locally. If they haven't had to re-formulate it, then they may just ask you to submit a sample to match to, which souldn't be a problem, if you have a sample.

My last contact with Dupont was about a year ago with:

Diane Knapil
Sr. Color Specialist / DuPont Performance Coatings
LIONVILLE, PA USA

If the e-mail doesn't work, do a Google search for DuPont performance Coatings and go in through the front door.

Good luck.

dstorzek@elnet.com

Dennis Storzek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:28 pm

> If the e-mail doesn't work, do a Google
> search for DuPont performance Coatings and
> go in through the front door.

Darned, I left the e-mail out. Try:

Diane.M.Knapil@USA.dupont.com

Dennis

dstorzek@elnet.com

WP&Ymike · **Posted:** Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:30 pm

> The real question
> is, who was buying Pullman Green paint after
> that time?

The WP&YR still uses it on their coaches and boxcars.
Contact them at:
http://www.whitepassrailroad.com/company/contactus.html

WP&YR contacts
mike211@yknet.ca

Pete · **Posted:** Sun Jul 11, 2004 3:13 am

> The WP&YR still uses it on their coaches
> and boxcars.
> Contact them at:
>
> http://www.whitepassrailroad.com/company/contactus.html

I have the formual for 93-5502H Dulux, which is also NFC Pullman green, if anyone wants it. Among other things, it contains 40D yellow, which is yellow chromnate (lead chromate).