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Need Help! 1973 Interior Paint
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09/26/12 06:06 PM
09/26/12 06:06 PM
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73bluebird
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I'm currently rebuilding a '73 Road Runner with blue interior. I have all of the dash parts cleaned and ready for paint, problem is that I can't find anyone who has the paint that I want. I have the paint chips from PPG, Martin Senour and Dupont from 1973 and the color original to the dash and steering column is supposed to be a dark blue. After seeing a few cars with this factory dark blue color, I have come to the conclusion that I don't like it (I think it's too dark and looks tacky with the much lighter dash pad and other interior colors). Interestingly enough, the Dupont interior paint chip sheet also shows a Dark Blue Met. chip that the other manufacturers don't list. While this isn't probably the correct original color, it is slightly different and looks a lot better in my opinion. After checking with all 3 paint dealers in town, nobody can seem to cross match this color code. The fact that it is a satin paint also seems to be complicating things for everyone who has tried to research it. I do not have any samples of this paint large enough for a photo match, so I'm pretty much out of luck. Has anyone used this color before or have any idea how I might go about getting a sample to use for matching? Dark Blue Met. 9834LH Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!
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Re: Need Help! 1973 Interior Paint
[Re: 73bluebird]
#1311137
09/26/12 07:53 PM
09/26/12 07:53 PM
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EL5 71
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Not sure if this helps at all, but I've used this before on a 1971 GTX dash before with excellent results. DIA 14096 Brite Blue Poly. The only trick for me was to reduce it and spray some test samples and let them dry while noting my air pressure and the distance away that I sprayed. It was the only way to get the perfect factory sheen. If you do exactly as the spec sheet says, it comes out pretty dry and gritty looking. Careful, even, wet coats with low air pressure worked well for me. It does have texture in the paint.
Last edited by EL5 71; 09/26/12 07:54 PM.
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Re: Need Help! 1973 Interior Paint
[Re: 73bluebird]
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09/27/12 01:42 AM
09/27/12 01:42 AM
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No problem, I actually need the bright blue color for some of the other metal interior trim pieces, but I have other codes that I think should work for that. Thanks for the tips on spraying the textured paint, I've never used it before so it's definitely going to be a learning experience.
The 'LH' suffix after the Dupont number means it is lacquer. Actually the 'L' is for lacquer and the 'H' is the price code. Anyway, see if they can mix it in 'vinyl paint', which uses vinyl resin instead of balancer and binder. (I think it is enamel based paint, instead of lqcquer.) It can be mixed in low, medium, or high gloss. I'm not sure of this particular color, but I've had it done several times with various colors. And, yes, you can spray the 'vinyl paint' on metal surfaces. The correct gloss will look very original. Dallas
2012 Rallye Redline Challenger, 1st new car! 2010 Ram 1500 4wd HEMI-hauler 2014 Dodge Dart-gas saver 4 projects and a bunch of parts cars, losing interest since buying the Challenger lol 1969 Dodge Coronet 500-'gonna fix 'er up someday!'
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