j harper writes...
> Rick Denney just went through that same color. Find the thread
> subject " Touch-up spray paint " in early or mid december. I think
> that will answer all your questions including a source for the
> paint. There is a later thread " Potential paint screw-up? " in
> january and you'll have to ask Rick how that turned out.
It's PPG paint code 14676, which is called "medium blue" and other
names depending on the GM marque where it was used. Most of them don't
start listing it until 1974, however. I think the GMC had it first.
The OEM code may be 259, 554, or WE5228--all the same stuff.
Go to
PPGCarPaint.com, and seach by PPG code. You'll then have four
choices of paints in that color. The "Original fast-dry acrylic-based
lacquer" is a single-stage paint good for touching up, though it is
lacquer and therefore hard and brittle. It will crack if you put it
over soft stuff, and if the paint under it isn't fully cured (which
may take some enamels years to do) it will bubble. But they sell it in
spray cans, and you can polish it out. This is what I bought before I
knew how much trouble it might be spraying lacquer over an unknown
paint.
They also have the "fast-drying acrylic enamel", which is also
available in spray cans. That's what I SHOULD have bought. I might
even consider my hundred bucks on the lacquer a lesson learned and
order this stuff. Enamel can be applied over anything.
They also sell something like PPG MBC, which is a cheapie color coat
that requires a clear coat to shine. And they have a two-part
polyurethane which should be a good choice if you are doing a
permanent, professional paint job.
Rick "who was looking for something cheap and temporary, pending
professional paint" Denney
'73 230 Ex-Glacier "Jaws"
Northern Virginia
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