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LJMACKS
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Does anyone know approx when CAT changed their yellow from HI-WAY to the new flatter yellow. I believe it was around mid to late 1970's
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Wed, May 1, 2013 5:00 AM
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Info I have says "Highway Yellow" was used until June of 1979 at which point the new yellow was phased in.
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Wed, May 1, 2013 5:28 AM
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Reply to Old Magnet:
Info I have says "Highway Yellow" was used until June of 1979 at which point the new yellow was phased in.
I have a 3J D2 and I was thinking that I'd like it in a darker shade than the Hiway Yellow. Was there ever a shade that Cat painted that was darker / perhaps slightly browner/oranger than the standard D2-5U coloring? Seems like an ideal color for the 3J series, something higher gloss
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Wed, May 1, 2013 7:21 AM
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I have a 3J D2 and I was thinking that I'd like it in a darker shade than the Hiway Yellow. Was there ever a shade that Cat painted that was darker / perhaps slightly browner/oranger than the standard D2-5U coloring? Seems like an ideal color for the 3J series, something higher gloss
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No different shade of yellow that I know of.....standard Highway Yellow from 1931-1979.
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Wed, May 1, 2013 9:17 AM
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No different shade of yellow that I know of.....standard Highway Yellow from 1931-1979.
I just bought some paint for my D2 and found that PPG has 4 different colors for Cat yellow. I went with the 80979 because it was the brightest, and it matched what I saw when I stripped the old paint from my engine.

The 80021 seemed closer to the "Old cat yellow" I bought from CAT about 12 years ago. I think I saw date ranges for the application years, but don't quote me on it.

Caterpillar Highway yellow----------------------------80979 Up to ~1950
Caterpillar Yellow (old - replaced by 80979)-----------80021 1950 -1979
Caterpillar Yellow------------------------------------81985 Beige type yellow
Caterpillar Yellow------------------------------------82454 Orangy yellow
Caterpillar Yellow------------------------------------83930

Anyway, I was just surprised at the color difference between the Highway and the Old yellow. Something to think about if you are considering a resto. Not sure if any of these are right. :confused2:
Dan22 - 1936 22 Narrow, 1937 22 Wide, D2 5J, D4D
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Thu, May 9, 2013 3:09 AM
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Reply to Dan Pratt:
I just bought some paint for my D2 and found that PPG has 4 different colors for Cat yellow. I went with the 80979 because it was the brightest, and it matched what I saw when I stripped the old paint from my engine.

The 80021 seemed closer to the "Old cat yellow" I bought from CAT about 12 years ago. I think I saw date ranges for the application years, but don't quote me on it.

Caterpillar Highway yellow----------------------------80979 Up to ~1950
Caterpillar Yellow (old - replaced by 80979)-----------80021 1950 -1979
Caterpillar Yellow------------------------------------81985 Beige type yellow
Caterpillar Yellow------------------------------------82454 Orangy yellow
Caterpillar Yellow------------------------------------83930

Anyway, I was just surprised at the color difference between the Highway and the Old yellow. Something to think about if you are considering a resto. Not sure if any of these are right. :confused2:
I have found that the new caterpillar yellow is more browner/beige than the highway yellow.
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Thu, May 9, 2013 3:42 AM
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