(Sand : US Government : 1938 - 1950)
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1942 paint by Military with a promotional name of Sand. This brown gray automotive paint color is most commonly known as Sand. Another common paint color promotional name is Desert Sand. The color formulation has been used between 1938 and 1950, 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.

The short make/year code for this paint on a Military in 1942, is 49. Careful when using this paint code along with the make and year to specify this paint since it is may not be unique. You can check the paint code here: 49. Please note that 1942 make paint codes are quite old and may not exist in many modern databases.

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

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
1938	Military		313,3-1-313	Desert Sand	lusterless, |Color Supplement to US Army Specifications 3-1|
1942	Military		49	Sand	revised 41A color card, |Army Airforce Bulletin 41 Color Card|
1943	Military		616	Sand	maybe ppg 24452, Army-Navy Aeronautical Colors, |ANA Bulletin 157|
1950	Military		3025	Sand	maybe ppg 24452, |Fed Spec TT-C-595|

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Make/Year Code : 3025, 313, 49, 3-1-313, 616

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