Trunk paint (spatered) : which color is correct for 68 ? Hi , going to have my trunk painted pretty soon and I'm looking for original look . I'd like to know which spatered paint color is correct for my 68 Skylark ? Is it only available in spray ? Or it could be shoot by gun ? thank you
Is your car a Canadian built car? Ask Bryan W. of Bryan&PhyllisW-- he has a '68 Skylark Custom with 29,000 miles. Patrick
the spatter paint that u buy in a rattle can is water based and goes on rather thick. I have a friend with a '68 gs400 and I believe that the trunk is black/aqua spatter. the car is original. I believe that it would be easier for u just to buy a couple of rattle cans. and a can of clearcoat. a company called zolatone makes a spatter paint by the quart. see the link below. http://www.tcpglobal.com/autobodydepot/zolatone20.aspx?gclid=CPHojOfIs7oCFapAMgodrF4APw
Re: Trunk paint (spatered) : which color is correct for 68 ? That spray can stuff , even the GM is nothing like original , the pattern is wrong and its to ruff . Maybe give the stuff from tower paint a try . DL
What I done on mine was used the Duplicolor bedliner spray cans took 4 cans, then I mixed sum auqa base off my mixing machine, sprayed with paint gun on very low psi just so the paint spit out , looks 100% perfect and the bedliner base is very tough, could put a lite coag of urethane clear over it to even further seal it up, was hesitant to share this info but all in the name of makin our cars better than the other guys
The Zolotone stuff is the closest to Original. I got it from Ames Pontiac. They will not ship it in the cold weather as it is water based and will be ruined.
My bodyshop is able to have some gray - green or black paint . I tend to choose the black one (with white dot) . It would be fun to see a picture to see how it will look By the way is it SPATER or SPLATER ???? Here's my "before" pic :
Check out this chart at bottom. It shows you what was correct for 68. It says Dark blue with gray spec. It even gives the PPG paint code. Do it right. http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1968-Buick-pg02.jpg
Thank you for that info , I'll have to look if it's available here . anyone has a picture of that "turquoise (dark blue with gray fleck)"
Re: Trunk paint (spatered) : which color is correct for 68 ? It's gonna be done tomorow ! Pictures will follow soon :TU:
It looks very nice now in my trunk :grin: Put a tremclad coat before for rust protection BEFORE AFTER
