Where to get orig color spray paint? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

maddog1331 · 05-18-2009, 11:31 PM

Hi all, I am curious if any of you know where to get (or if any of you board vendors carry) original color spray paint. I will need to look at the paint code, but mine was repainted in the original Ochre. Or, 'Georgia State Yellow' as the guy I got it from said

The interior is original, and other than being just a tiny shade darker that the outside newer paint it is about spot on.

I would like to get a can or two for touchups, so if any of you know of someone who carries this (or if you board vendors sell this) please let me know.

Thanks!

stllookn · 05-19-2009, 01:41 AM

You can get original color paint mixed and put into a "shake and spray" can at your local professional auto paint store for about $15 per can. This is the least expensive way to do large touch-up. You might want to take the original paint down a bit with 600-800 grit to get closer to remove the top oxidized layer so your new paint will blend better. Then you might just have to buff the rest of truck to blend it all together...just slightly more work with a foam buffing pad on your buffer. Good Luck!

petey-pablo · 05-19-2009, 04:56 AM

You can get them here this is the link to the 72 don't know what year your truck is but you can change the year Im sure its the same color code..
http://www.paintscratch.com/cgi-bin/makepaint2.cgi

**leddzepp** · 05-19-2009, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petey-pablo

You can get them here this is the link to the 72 don't know what year your truck is but you can change the year Im sure its the same color code..
http://www.paintscratch.com/cgi-bin/makepaint2.cgi

This is where I got my touch-up paint from. It was spot-on.

maddog1331 · 05-19-2009, 10:41 AM

Thanks Led!

**special-K** · 05-19-2009, 05:02 AM

What else did the guy who sold it to you tell you.I ain`t no Georgia State Yeller anywho.
I take the glovebox to to the auto paint supply and get a rattle can made up,as suggested above.

maddog1331 · 05-19-2009, 09:12 AM

Thanks for the replies folks! I will check into them

maddog1331 · 05-19-2009, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

What else did the guy who sold it to you tell you.I ain`t no Georgia State Yeller anywho.
I take the glovebox to to the auto paint supply and get a rattle can made up,as suggested above.

He said some guy named Special K was secretly a Georgia State fan who hides it....at the time I didn't know what he was talking about. Heh I kid, I kid

You guys rock, thanks again for the help!

**leddzepp** · 05-19-2009, 11:07 AM

No problem...they are pricey though. At $25 a spray can, I might have to look into what stllookn and SK recommended!

05-18-2009, 11:31 PM	#1
maddog1331 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Somerset, KY Posts: 398	Where to get orig color spray paint? Hi all, I am curious if any of you know where to get (or if any of you board vendors carry) original color spray paint. I will need to look at the paint code, but mine was repainted in the original Ochre. Or, 'Georgia State Yellow' as the guy I got it from said The interior is original, and other than being just a tiny shade darker that the outside newer paint it is about spot on. I would like to get a can or two for touchups, so if any of you know of someone who carries this (or if you board vendors sell this) please let me know. Thanks!

05-19-2009, 01:41 AM	#2
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: Where to get orig color spray paint? You can get original color paint mixed and put into a "shake and spray" can at your local professional auto paint store for about $15 per can. This is the least expensive way to do large touch-up. You might want to take the original paint down a bit with 600-800 grit to get closer to remove the top oxidized layer so your new paint will blend better. Then you might just have to buff the rest of truck to blend it all together...just slightly more work with a foam buffing pad on your buffer. Good Luck! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

05-19-2009, 04:56 AM	#3
petey-pablo "THE GREEN GOBLIN" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fremont Ca. Posts: 1,025	Re: Where to get orig color spray paint? You can get them here this is the link to the 72 don't know what year your truck is but you can change the year Im sure its the same color code.. http://www.paintscratch.com/cgi-bin/makepaint2.cgi __________________ Petey-pablo "THE GREEN GOBLIN" 1972 Cheyenne 10 Short Fleet Side Front 2.5inch Spindles with 2inch Springs Rear 4inch drop Springs. 454BBC TH400,Posi 1971 Cheyenne 10 Long Fleet Side 454BBC TH350,Posi Sold Drive it like you stole it! Petey-pablo@sbcglobal.net Last edited by petey-pablo; 05-19-2009 at 04:57 AM.

05-19-2009, 10:41 AM	#5
maddog1331 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Somerset, KY Posts: 398	Re: Where to get orig color spray paint? Thanks Led!

05-19-2009, 05:02 AM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Where to get orig color spray paint? What else did the guy who sold it to you tell you.I ain`t no Georgia State Yeller anywho. I take the glovebox to to the auto paint supply and get a rattle can made up,as suggested above. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 05-19-2009 at 05:04 AM.

05-19-2009, 09:12 AM	#7
maddog1331 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Somerset, KY Posts: 398	Re: Where to get orig color spray paint? Thanks for the replies folks! I will check into them

05-19-2009, 11:07 AM	#9
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,020	Re: Where to get orig color spray paint? No problem...they are pricey though. At $25 a spray can, I might have to look into what stllookn and SK recommended!

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