Best Paint Match for 1972 Saddle Interior
 

Anyone have experience re painting door panels, sun visors, etc for a 1972 with saddle interior? Mine need some love and I want the color to stay true to factory. I got new arm rests but they appear to be lighter in color so I can't match them. Pic for reference, not my truck

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The guy who is doing my truck is having paint mixed to match the vinyl on my seats and door panels. He will be painting the dash pad and console to match the seats. I would assume that he went to an automotive paint supply store. I do know that he took a piece of the vinyl so they could color match. Hope this helps someone.

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I had a thread on this last week and learned nothing. I tried SEM Camel, which is closer than their Saddle. Too light. I'm going to have my paint shop mix something up. I looked at Color Bond LVP, but saw nothing I'd be sure would match. Classic Industries sells OER paint that supposedly matches, but they don't even show a sample

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I just came up with this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/59-88-GM-Int...3D331342455441

Here is the SEM Camel compared to original '72 panel

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thanks, that paint on ebay looks pretty close to saddle in our trucks

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I ordered some of that. We''ll see how that works.

Jegs sells that OER paint, too. Everywhere I looked, including searching for their color charts, I found no samples. Do they really get people buying that stuff based soley on the name of the color. As far as I'm concerned, with no samples to view they don't exist as an option.

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That looks a lot closer then most I have seen. I saw this link in the ad below, looks like it may be close as well. Or just a touch too dark? Kinda hard withouth spraying them out side by side
http://www.ebay.com/itm/59-88-GM-Int...3D351193119551

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I am getting ready to go to my paint store and have him mix up a color match but I wanted to verify first, what all paints the same color? I assume center console, door panels, seat backs, sun visors, and rear wheel tub panels go a darker saddle? My steering column is original paint but it doesn't really match anything, I have a new dash pad but it doesn't match anything, and I have new arm rests but they don't match anything either.

I think I am going to paint the dash pad to match the door panels and let the arm rests match the steering column and wheel with the lighter color. I just want to get an idea of what was factory, any help would be appreciated.

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did you try the new paint yet?

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Hmmm... I must have shown the pictures in the other thread and not here. I bought that paint Andrew shows on Ebay. Still not a match, but good enough for my temporary door panels with speakers. It's pretty acceptable. Seems to be more straight brown with saddle having a touch of red in it. When I restore the truck I will be having the dye mixed to match

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Another question on this subject, if I go to the local paint shop and have a color match done, what color am I matching and where does it apply? It appears that the arm rests are definitely a different shade of saddle then the door panels. Is everything else the same? This is the list of items I would consider painting to "restore" my interior:

Dash pad
Sun visors
Steering column
Door panels
Arm rests
Bucket seat backs
Center console

My wild guess would be dash pad is a completely different shade (matching the dash paint color, closer to a sandalwood color), sun visors match the door panels, steering column matches the steering wheel (completely different shade but lighter like the dash pad), door panels match seat backs, center console, and sun visors (the dark saddle we are talking about above).

Anyone want to chime in, is this close at all or am I way off?

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Just happened to bump into this thread and I have been dealing with trying to match "Saddle" for the better part of this year! I've gone through many different saddle paints with some being close, but looking like milk chocolate - or fudge - or some other variant of a chocolate, but never really "Saddle". I was trying marine based spray paint, actual saddle making spray paint. Man -
I ran Google and FedEx ragged trying so many! I finally tried one from a Corvette site that has turned out to be really close to my original Saddle. It is a little dull as a base coat, but put a light coat of clear on it and it's amazing how it comes to life and could pass for stock Saddle color!
Here are some shots of a few pieces with just the base coat on them and then with the clear coat on -

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Here is a seatbelt bolt sock and the steering wheel I rehab'd. Only the horn cap has a coat of clear on and you can see how it is much more "Saddle" than the wheel without clear.

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Wow that looks great! Any comparisons to a factory saddle finish? Found that stuff pretty easily, $20 a can isn't bad. What clear did you use?

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Well - we all know how the light in pictures can change the look of things. But here is the original Saddle door panel. The arm rest is one from the 2nd or 3rd row bench seats (this is for a Suburban) and the seat belt sock for comparison. In person it is dam near identical. And the clear was one that i got from one of the Touch-Up auto paint stores on line (sorry, not close to the garage).

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Yea that is a pretty darn good match. I believe the 69-71 saddle is lighter than the darker 72 only color. Now I'm curious if the corvette website has a darker saddle color match

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I wonder if 72 corvette Saddle interior is the same a 72 pickup Saddle interior. There are plenty of paint match vinyl dyes for Corvette interiors, I may to order a can and see.

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I’m gonna bring this thread back from the dead. Anyone use this OER Dark Saddle paint yet? How is the match to Saddle or Dark Saddle?

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I recently had a set of seat belts restored for my 72 K20, and the color they used on the buckle covers was an exact match to the backs of the door panels, (never exposed to sun). Funny, just before you posted on this thread, I called them and asked for information on the paint they used. They said they would get back to me on Monday.

I’m interested in how good the OER paint matches. Please post once you try it.

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Here’s what I found. First off the cap color does not indicate the paint color. I thought it was a Fawn or taupe like color so shook and did a test spray and was happy to see it was a brown/Saddle color. Secondly, do not follow the instructions! Says “Use 2 inches away from surface”. I think it should read “12 inches away”. I was using black panels, visors, visor clips and black new rear arm rests for a 72 Blazer. Here’s the results...

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The new arm rests are a Counterpart product. My question is does anyone have OER 1972 Saddle arm rests. Last I saw they were on back order. Curious if their arm rests would be a better color match?

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I’d go with the armrests as is. I don’t have good example photos but I suspect there was always a slight shade mismatch between the armrest and panel color.

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The problem I see with most of these dyes is they are flat. That is the look we have these days with custom leather interiors (nubuck), but these vinyl interiors had a gloss to them. That OER stuff looks way wrong solely from the lack of sheen.

71/72 are the same shade, darker than the 69/70.

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Has anyone tried The Parts Place? I’ve been thinking about ordering a can of this and trying it out on my Jimmy

https://www.thepartsplaceinc.com/pro...2-oz-can/74985

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Sheen is an easy fix with satin or semigloss rattle can clear coat. I’m more concerned with color. The Countrrpart arm rests are lighter and have more red in them. That’s why I’m wondering about the OER arm rests.

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I have some dark saddle from the part place and it’s looks like the shade of your door panel. My dash pad is done in that and the steering wheel is more like the arm rest

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I went with the OER product because they call it “Dark Saddle” unlike LMC Truck’s ColorBond product they call “Brown” plus I had a few things to order like weatherstripping and took advantage of Summit Racing’s free shipping on orders over $99. Lastly, the OER product is made by ColorBond the same manufacturer of the paint/dye LMC Truck sells and I’ve had good results with the ColorBond blue on a previous project.

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That looks great. I think you just talked me into ordering a can of it

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I have some saddle and dark saddle coming from elkers i want o test out


https://www.ecklers.com/corvette-int...-243685-1.html

https://www.ecklers.com/corvette-int...-243686-1.html

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I used a Parts Place dye. I think the one you showed looks better. That '72 Vette Saddle looks right to me.

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So, I used the 68-69 Saddle 4319-56 from Corvette America, and added a satin clear. It appears to be an exact match to the backs (no sun fading) of my 72 door panels. Will be going with this color for my interior on my 72.

I'm restoring a 69 with saddle interior as well. Can anyone confirm the saddle in 69 was a lighter color? I have nothing to work with to compare, the truck has no original interior parts to confirm color. What is the the best match paint for the 69?

Regards

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AZ,
That Corvette America 4319-56 Saddle I posted about was for my 69. The original color (in my 69) is the lighter saddle and the 4319-56 w/a clear coat is still the best match I have found - and I have tried 7 or 8 others. The original 69 Saddle colors that saw very little sunlight over the years like the back side of the sun visors and backside of the door panels, etc... match almost perfectly with that paint/clear combo.
Good luck!

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WannaBE,

Thanks for clarifying. After..... a long story ..... and some phone calls, I realize the folks restoring my seat belts did not order the paint I requested they use, (4319-56), but instead ordered the 4321-53 for the 72 seat belts, which turned out to be exactly the correct color for the 72, so please disregard my last post.

""Correction to last post""

Corvette America "Dark Saddle 4321-53 base cote, with Rustolium Christal Clear Enamel top cote is the perfect match to the back side of my 72 door panels.

I am ordering the 4321-53 for the 69.

Thanks for your help!!

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Here’s some more Saddle info...

These are ACC carpet samples I got from Stockinteriors.com for another project. The Saddle Cheyenne Super seat upholstery is from Truck World. I ordered 521 Dark Saddle from Summit Racing because they price match Rock Auto and do not change shipping & handling.

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Here are door panels and arm rests ordered from the Car & Truck Shop. I was hoping the door panels would be made by Counterparts but no the case. Counterparts armrests and Dashtop door panels. The door panels are horrible quality. They are a cheap hard plastic like Halloween decorations. Colors are no where close. Looks like I’ll be dying another set of GM door panels.

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Another attempt to match 1972 Saddle. This time as you can see it is with OER PP817 Light Saddle. The cap is a perfect match so I thought I was on the right track. But wrong again. Way to light and gold tan in color.

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I’m restoring a 72 k20 with original saddle interior. After trying many different dyes and combinations, I found the Corvette America "Dark Saddle 4321-53 base cote, with Rustolium Christal Clear Enamel top cote to be a nearly perfect match to the backs of my original door panels. I don’t think you could get any closer. It is also complimentary to the truck world seat cover vinyl and dark saddle carpet you show above. I’m using the same products.

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Any pictures?

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I don’t, and I’m out of state. I’ll try to get pictures next week when I return. The color looks off until you do the clear, then it looks perfect.

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I was just pointing out none of the colors will look the same as original with the different sheen. I'm wanting to match the color, too. You pointed out the same difference between the Counterpart arm rest and "dark saddle" painted door panel as I did comparing the paint I used with the original door panel. More red in the correct color. I never installed those panels I dyed with the speakers cut into them. I was just check the thread to find out what I used so I can do some other parts before doing the fresh-up. Once my originals come out I'm taking them in to get scanned