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Cjchavis549 · 09-22-2015, 09:49 PM

I have a quick paint question. The truck I just bought is maroon inside and out except under the seat which is that light blue Chevy color. Plus the bed is peeling and the Its also the color blue is under the maroon. So did Chevy use that blue as a primer? Or did someone really paint the whole inside and out that maroon color.
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Keith Seymore · 09-23-2015, 07:23 AM

Primer was never blue.

Primer would be either red metal or grey for sprayed on (depending on final assembly location) or flat black* (for ELPO dip).

K

*Janesville also had a grey ELPO paint for some model years and certain parts.

hugger6933 · 09-23-2015, 11:45 AM

Well first off the maroon color was only available in the 69 model year. So if your truck is a 68 it aint factory. There was no blue primer I know of until PPG came out with the DP witch is epoxy primer and black is 90 there was a blue for a time but i don't remember the number. They had black, white ,blue, red and grey. They cut that back to just black and white and grey [I think]

09-22-2015, 09:49 PM	#1
Cjchavis549 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Costa mesa Posts: 1	1968 Chevy truck paint I have a quick paint question. The truck I just bought is maroon inside and out except under the seat which is that light blue Chevy color. Plus the bed is peeling and the Its also the color blue is under the maroon. So did Chevy use that blue as a primer? Or did someone really paint the whole inside and out that maroon color. Posted via Mobile Device

09-23-2015, 07:23 AM	#2
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,296	Re: 1968 Chevy truck paint Primer was never blue. Primer would be either red metal or grey for sprayed on (depending on final assembly location) or flat black* (for ELPO dip). K Janesville also had a grey ELPO paint for some model years and certain parts. __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 09-23-2015 at 07:30 AM.*

09-23-2015, 11:45 AM	#3
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,281	Re: 1968 Chevy truck paint Well first off the maroon color was only available in the 69 model year. So if your truck is a 68 it aint factory. There was no blue primer I know of until PPG came out with the DP witch is epoxy primer and black is 90 there was a blue for a time but i don't remember the number. They had black, white ,blue, red and grey. They cut that back to just black and white and grey [I think]



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