Thanks, but I haven't had much luck either, was hoping someone who may have completed a recent restoration might have a code.
Thanks again,

Just thought of something; not sure if I am out line posting this stuff here, if so, Mods, please feel free to move it.
thanks

Joe

Nothing wrong with your posts being here........except if they're not in a build thread, they are hard to find down the road. I started this morning coffee thread years ago for the guys to talk about whatever was on their mind.
I wish my door gaps were 1/2 as good as yours.

I have a link on my computer to a guy that has restored a bunch of '57 & '58 Fords over the years. sells them or does them on consignment. I will try and call him and ask. I bet he would know what ya' need. I forgot where the link came from now, but it's right next to my link to the forum.   

IIRC this was discussed before, perhaps even in a build thread.  I believe the correct Ardent Silver was found either in Dupli-color or Rustoleum.

Joe fwiw, that is correct. The og air cleaner was also painted 'Argent silver'.

Quote from: CobraJoe on 2020-05-29 20:00

I too, came up with the Motorcraft spray paint, I believe that Silver Argent is for engine accessories.

Thanks DJ, but I don't think that there is anything on that can label I could convert to a mixable paint code/formula.

Thanks for the compliments on the gaps Rich, I'm not there yet, but I'm close. Truth of the matter is, for the few hundred dollars I had to spend, at this stage of the game, it just made sense to me to correct it before assembling everything and attaching it permanently.

Like most things in life, "if the foundation is out of square so is the rest".  Nice catch, you will not regret that money spent.

Quote from: Ford Blue blood on 2020-05-30 06:51
Like most things in life, "if the foundation is out of square so is the rest".  Nice catch, you will not regret that money spent.

Thanks Bill, I know I won't regret it. But, it definitely  helps to have a friend with the right equipment willing to help out. 

The name Argent was given to this color because it wasn't silver or grey, somewhere in between the two. Argent is a French word for silver. All the manufactures in the 50's had some different shades of Argent. Most of the Motorcraft cans of Argent are wheel paints, I've seen darker and lighter shades and never found one that was close to the original. The closes thing I found was from Macs auto parts about eight years ago, don't know if they still sell it.

Terry and Jim, thanks for the info. I was really hoping someone had an actual paint code, if not, I'm just going to wing it....wait, I'll bet JViera has a code, he just finished up a beautiful restoration last year. I'm going to give him a ring...

As always, John Viera had the correct info. Here it is for anyone who needs it:

DELTRON (PPG) 8568 ARGENT SILVER.

Thanks John!!!!

Quote from: CobraJoe on 2020-05-30 08:04
As always, John Viera had the correct info. Here it is for anyone who needs it:

DELTRON (PPG) 8568 ARGENT SILVER.

Thanks John!!!!

I'm pretty sure that is what GM used, Corvette wheels etc. It will be interesting to see how close it is to the Ford color.
http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?color=Argent. Here is 85 Argent colors 
Nothing listed for 57 Fords

Be sure to let us know how it works out, or what else you find. I've got the Argent silver # that John had posted in our tech info links.........I'll remove it if not correct.
Just my 2 cents, and I'm far from a restoration freak, but is someone here expecting a judge to show up with color chips to check for an exact match? Overthought. Find a color you like, be it body color or silver and don't look back, probably no one else will be.