Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
BY HOWARD KETCHAM.
Director Paint Advisory Service.

Refinishing methods and ideas have
progressed. Now, when yearly model
changes express themselves in no I'M
certain manner, an owner operating a
1927 sedan, for example, can drive into
refinishing station and have his auto
mobile made to conform to the most
recent color selection used by the maker
of his car.
In general, pure colors are steadily
gaining in favor and browns, beiges and
blues lead the field in popularity.
Browns are comparatively new as auto
mobile colors. They have splendid neu-
tralizing characteristics in addition TO
being colors that do not readily show
dust
A rich chromium plate effect for wire
wheels can be duplicated in aluminium
lacquer. The average car owner can
enjoy the distinction of having his wire
wheels tie in attractively with the nickel
or chromium parts of his automobile
by using argent or aluminium lacquer.
Argent has rich, flashy luster of me-
tallic quality which scintillates in sun
light and is ideal for use on sport
models. 1t can be quickly applied and
is an excellent color for concealing dust.
Color Ideals Change.
It is generally apparent that nearly
all of us tire of the color on our motor
cars, especially when the car has been
ours for longer than a year. More and
more motorists are reflnishing by dupli-
eating the latest factory color releases,
no longer the same lengthy troublesome
operation as of old. It Is no longer
necessary to have the old finish burnt
off as in paint and varnish days. Lac
quer finishes, as applied today, allow
for a new finish to be sprayed over the
old coating when another color is de-
sired. Moderate care in preparing the
surface for the new colorS is now the
only requirement.
Here are some suggestions for refin-
ishing various cars attractively:
A sport convertible will look well with
the entire body done in Byram blue
with Nassau orange on the wire wheels
and an orange stripe on the holdings.
A roadster might be lacquered in Gin
derella gold, a brilliant cream, with
black holdings and tenders, with Gin
derella gold on the wheels. Blue and
dark brown look well with Cinderella
gold. A phaeton with body and wire
wheels In dune brown holdings and
tenders In Monarch maroon with strip
ing of silver is very distinctive. The top
should be in natural beige.
Sport Cars in Daring Contrast.
Sport cars in 1929 will show some
daring contrasts. Yellow browns con-
trasted with black and dark browns are
being shown on some of the highest
priced cars. Put the color on your
sport car so as to accentuate the lines
of power and speed. A molding that
~x,:lo ktrn ~ he 1oY in
some shade darker than the rest OF
the finish gives an illusion like that of
speed boat and the rear deck seems
lower and the hood higher.
This year will witness the extensive
use of browns and orange in con1bina-
ton as motor car colors, Judging from
recent automobile shows and the gen.
eral popularity of these colors in prac-
tically all dress goods displays in our
larger cities. The use of white as a
stripping or accenting color on top of
dark brown backgrounds Is growing in
favor, doubtless due to the popularity
this new accent treatment has been &C
corded in the field of women's dress.
It has been noted that on certain of
the cars of European manufacture a
soft brown red--Egyptian red-has
come into prominence. Colors similar
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to attract attention on this side of the
water; brilliant yellow orange, YER
million, Bengal yellow and Bernese blue
make interesting accent colors for stripe
and wire wheels when used with Egyp-
tan red.
Large Hub Cap Adopted.
The growing popularity for. color on
wire wheels in place of black enamel
has led in part to the adoption Of q
large hub cap. This reduces the area
where gravel can mutilate the lacquer
surface on the wheel and reduces the
spoke area, making it possible to use
nearly any brilliant color without the
danger Of overbalancing the color har-
mony Of the car or altering Its silhou-
cite.
Dusk rose, Crown Point tan and
Shenstone beige, three very popular rose
beige colors, first introduced to the au-
ton1obile industry in Germany. are gain
ing popularity in this country. Such
warm colors require cool accent tone.
Argent Csilver) accomplishes this result
nicely.
GIenrock blue, a brilliant meridian
blue, and mais, one Of the fashionable