(Blue Striping : US Government : 1942 - 1943)
1942 paint by Military with a promotional name of Blue Striping. This blue automotive paint color is most commonly known as Blue Striping. The color formulation has been used between 1942 and 1943, primarily by US Government. See the full detailed list below.

This is one of the paint colors used in US government procurement. Today these colors are specified by Federal Standard 595 documents. FED-STD-595 came out in 1956 with 358 colors; FED-STD-595A, in 1968 with 437 colors; FED-STD-595B, in 1994 with 611 colors; FED-STD-595C, in 2008 with 650 colors; and AMS-STD-595 in 2017 with 692 colors.

There are multiple short manufacturer/year codes for this paint on a 252769 in 1942, they are 43 and 52P39. Careful when using these paint codes along with the make and year to specify this paint since they are may not be unique. You can check each paint code here: 43 and 52P39. Please note that 1942 make paint codes are quite old and may not exist in many modern databases.

Example of 1942 Military Blue Striping See more information on "1942 Military Blue Striping"
or see paints with short model/year code of : 43 or 52P39
or See all paints named "Blue Striping" or "Striping"
See other Blue 1942 Military paint shades
or See all Blue Military paint shades

Usage list 1942 Military Blue Striping paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1942	Military		43,52P39	Blue Striping	Spec 52P39, |Bureau of Ships Ad Interim Specifications| Ship Colors Used by US Navy Department
1943	Military		43,52P39	Blue Striping	gas cylinder marking and elsewhere if a blue identification is desired, |US Navy General Specifications|

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 43, 52P39

back to PaintRef.com homepage