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Old 07-24-2010, 07:40 PM
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Default Re: Are there different shades of red?

Originally Posted by onehundred80
My Mopar touch up paint cross reference says PVJ is Cognac Chrystal Pearl Coat. This was not a Crossfire color.
Crossfire Red colors are listed as Inferno Red Chrystal Pearl Coat, Inferno Red Chrystal, Blaze Red Clear Coat or Blaze Red Chrystal.
As you state the color code is PRH for the Inferno Red Chrystal Pearl Coat ('08 and '05), Inferno Red Chrystal ('07)and Blaze Red Clear Coat ('06), but is listed as ARH for the Blaze Red Chrystal for 2004 year only.
As there is a Blaze Red Chrystal color (PRH) for other cars in the 2004 year, we may assume that the ARH is different from the PRH so the Crossfires came with two shades of red, ARH and PRH.
Of course I could be totally wrong for the second time in my life.
Surprisingly, or, perhaps not, there can be many different paint codes for the same paint formula. The longer a particular color has been in use, the more likely it is to have multiple paint codes. If you look up PVJ on SW Formula Express, it's listed as Cayenne Red Pearl and Deep Coral Red Pearl... which doesn't mean it isn't also Cognac Chrystal Pearl Coat, or anything else. Colors tend to get a lot more names and paint codes than they do actual different formulas. The name of the color is the last thing I'd ever go by as a reference. I always go by the paint code listed on the car, then use the color chips to find the closest alternate, then tint from there if needed.

ARH comes up as an accent color (Inferno Red Crystal Pearl).

None of it is "Wrong" as long as you end up with the formula that matches what's on the car.
 
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Old 07-24-2010, 08:12 PM
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Default Re: Are there different shades of red?

Originally Posted by onehundred80
My Mopar touch up paint cross reference says PVJ is Cognac Chrystal Pearl Coat. This was not a Crossfire color.
Crossfire Red colors are listed as Inferno Red Chrystal Pearl Coat, Inferno Red Chrystal, Blaze Red Clear Coat or Blaze Red Chrystal.
As you state the color code is PRH for the Inferno Red Chrystal Pearl Coat ('08 and '05), Inferno Red Chrystal ('07)and Blaze Red Clear Coat ('06), but is listed as ARH for the Blaze Red Chrystal for 2004 year only.
As there is a Blaze Red Chrystal color (PRH) for other cars in the 2004 year, we may assume that the ARH is different from the PRH so the Crossfires came with two shades of red, ARH and PRH.
Of course I could be totally wrong for the second time in my life.
Picked up some touch paint a few weeks ago. It is PRH # 05134805AB.
 
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Old 07-24-2010, 08:29 PM
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Default Re: Are there different shades of red?

Here's my Inferno (or Blaze Red) on a sunny day in partial shade. The color temperature on the camera was set correctly as they were shot in RAW format and processed in Lightroom:





 
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Default Re: Are there different shades of red?

Originally Posted by InfernoRedXfire
[COLOR=Blue]Here's my Inferno (or Blaze Red) on a sunny day in partial shade. The color temperature on the camera was set correctly as they were shot in RAW format and processed in Lightroom:

So this is how it would appear in real life your saying? That is actually really nice! Not orangy at all.

I want the red the most because I like how flush it makes the back lights look and cause it sticks out. But if it had any orange tint to it (any! I hate orange) I wouldn't want it, and I wouldn't want to drive hours to see a car in a color I didn't want.
 
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Default Re: Are there different shades of red?

Originally Posted by tmt345
So...
the general consensus is that they look like this on an overcast day:
and like this on a sunny day:
yes?
Although the red is a little exaggerated in the "Sunny" pic, I would agree for the most part that my car does look markedly different in sunny and overcast days.
 
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Default Re: Are there different shades of red?

Here are some pics of mine that might help you clear things up:





Sorry for the size but you should get a better idea about the color in the sun/shadows.

(I'll work on resizing them, sorry again guys)
 
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Old 07-27-2010, 06:21 PM
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Default Re: Are there different shades of red?

Resize them? Don't bother, I like full size pictures. Trouble is I can only see half your car.
But what is the name of the color?
I think the big difference in the colors is when it gets a clear or a pearl coat on top of the color coat, pearl is milky and clear is, well, clear.
 

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Default Re: Are there different shades of red?

That looks really good! Thanks for the pics.
 
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Default Re: Are there different shades of red?

Nice pics green...
 
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Haha, glad you guys like them...
 
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