1970 GSX Correct Trunk Paint

Looking for the most up-to-date correct 70 GSX trunk paint available. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Merry Christmas

 

Check on Thornton's web page . They have some great paint products. The only trunk paint I have seen that works involves a clear coat..

 

Thanks Doc! Merry Christmas to you also!
Troy

 

NAPa used to carry it.

 

Nick uses a trunk paint that is not water based and does not need to be clear coated, but he would not tell me how he does it.
Duane

 

Okay Nick, give us the goods so we don't have to ruff ya up! Lol

Or maybe sells some pints or quarts? Shipping via Hazardous might be cost prohibitive though?

 

My dad does a 2 step process to replicate the original GM trunk paint and it's the most accurate of any I've seen. First he sprays the entire trunk in a darker base color, then comes back with a different gun with a different nozzle and does the lighter-colored splatter. The difference is that the finished result is very smooth like the original GM trunk paint. Unless there's a new product on the market I've not seen anything in a spray can that is close to original (almost always very rough/textured). He has tried several of the trunk paints offered by the restoration suppliers and none have satisfied him so that's when he decided to try his own method.

I don't have any close-up photos handy so these before and after shots are the only photos I can offer up at this time.

docGSX if you want to speak to my dad about it send me a PM and I can put you in touch with him. He'd be happy to give you his experience with correct appearing trunk paint.

 

Try this GM trunk spatter paint on Amazon? Get others to confirm it is correct first.

https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-GM-1...ds=trunk+splatter+paint&qid=1576788574&sr=8-3

 

The colors will be pretty close but it will have a rougher, more textured finish than the original. Fine for most cars but a GSX deserves better.

 

Anything you get in a spray can is garbage,...what Gary described is how I do mine,..Its the way all the top level guys do it as well,..no real secret

You just turn the psi dow real low with a big 1.8 tip or I've even taken the whole damn air cap off and done it that way,.depends on the gun

If you wanna go the extra mile spray semi flat clear over it for a smoother surface but in the end without the clear is more correct

 

Zolatone is the brand my body guy used with good results. He used a clear coat. They won’t ship it in winter.

https://www.quest-ip.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Zolatone-20-Series-Trunk-Spatter-TDS.pdf

 

Stuff is not cheap.

https://www.opgi.com/trunk-panels-a...nt13/paint-trunk-blackaqua-quart-ch26945.html

 

Thanks doc for a this question

 

Zolatone and the stuff OPGI sells are the best in my opinion. You need the right gun, setting and technique to get it to look right. We don’t clear it here and it holds up great.

 

I am looking at a product made by OER and JEGS is the site. Does anyone know about this choice?

 

I should have added that OPGI paint is backordered.

 

The Parts Place is selling the Zolatone. It's been relabeled

 

Back in the day when I had my GSX and using as a daily driver I had a neighbor getting rid of some 1970s era indoor/outdoor carpet. I wanted that trunk protected and I was on a budget as a college student. "Free" was the word. That poor GSX I sold in 1990 had something similar to this in the trunk.

 

HaHa, the shag carpet in my trunk was all orange!

 

I’ve talked about this number of times on the forum. Single stage urethane colors in flat and matt color chips. easy peasy. 1 coat of paint gray spray at 45 psi . next color battle ship gray darker than 1 st coat. turn down pressure to 15 psi it will splatter. then “teal” Light green in cast. same thing 15psi. move your arm fast. It will blow your mind. Very easy. and looks like a Restoration shop did it. And looks like chip guard but smooth when wiping your hand on it. not dry and nasty. But most of all very durable.