(Navy Gray : US Government : 1942)
1942 paint by Military with a promotional name of Navy Gray. This gray automotive paint color is most commonly known as Navy Gray. The color formulation has been used only in 1942, primarily by US Government. See the 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 252781 in 1942, they are 5-N and 52P40. 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: 5-N and 52P40. Please note that 1942 make paint codes are quite old and may not exist in many modern databases.

We have only found one paint in our database which matches 1942 Military Navy Gray; although, we did find 14 additional examples of paint with the name of Navy Gray from other manufacturers.

Example of 1942 Military Navy Gray See more information on "1942 Military Navy Gray"
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Usage list 1942 Military Navy Gray paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1942	Military		5-N,52P40	Navy Gray	Spec 52P40, |Bureau of Ships Ad Interim Specifications| Ship Colors Used by US Navy Department

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 5-N, 52P40

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