50's Colors???

Question

I want to restore an old motel chair glider from the 50's and want to paint it an original color from that era. Where can I find that information?

Belize..thanks for the links. My glider is pictured on the last link.
To some of the others...Guess I forgot to mention that the glider is metal...not wood.

Answer 1

this link will give you an example of how to paint a 1950's glider; http://www.vintageglider.com/ or this
http://vintageglider.com/_wsn/page5.html

or this - though the colors are not vintage 1950's;
http://www.backyardcity.com/patio-furniture/steel/TOR-Metal-Double-Glider.htm

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Hate to say I remember the 50's and I remember brick red gliders at our house, but then I think they were repainted to go with the red brick. I also remember dark greek colors for patio furniture. I don't remember pastels until the later half of the decade. Then it was a pastel seats and white arms/legs at least on the chairs.

Yeah, if you could find some old photos that would help, maybe sanding down thru the layers would help. Actually I remember they were painted often so it could be a treasure hunt through the layers.

Answer 3

Antique dealers. Also the refenence desk at the library has books of info like that. We has a glider like that in the 50's it was grass green and the lattace work was white. Also watch movies from that time like Corinia, Corinia.

Answer 4

I might suggest that in the 50's it wasn't natural to paint furniture, The idea was that the craftsmen showed the beauty of his work through the wood he chose.
I would recommend striping it completely and sanding it with a 00/ steal wool and then apply a coat of light varnish. This would be the natural look for the piece of furniture.

Answer 5

In the 50's, my grandmother had a glider on her front porch, and it was bright red with white trim. I have one just like it now, and have found that it started out red, was painted green and then white. I also have a kitchen stool (Cosco) that started out red, also from the 50's.

Answer 6

I would try at the paint store that you are planning on getting the paint from. Since there has been an interest in historical accuracy lately, I bet they could help you. I know Ream Steckbeck has a line that has historically accurate colors for the 18th century, they might have other historical lines also.

Answer 7

We had a glider like that once (in the 50s) it was a sort of chartreuse green trimmed in white .

Answer 8

magazines like better homes that ocassionally will show an older home kept in pristine condition.
Orrr, you could take sandpaper and sand off the layers of paint until you get to the wood(or use paint remover)and apply it and immediately remove it, taking off a layer of paint - then reapply the remover and scrape off the next layer etc.
Remember that the first layer is most likely white primer so that won't count.

Answer 9

I saw a flyer in Sherwin Williams that had different colors and styles of the eras. We painted our kitchen a 1920's color and we love it.

Answer 10

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=furniture+glider+1950&fr=ush-ans

Here are some sources. Glide on momma.