!! PIC !! - Need the GM Paint code for "Wheel White"

[-Greg72]

I'm finishing up a set of 8-lug steel wheels (17" x 9") for my project:




....and would like to paint them an original GM White when the time comes, then throw on a nice set of 12" factory hubcaps too!

I've searched quite a bit and the only codes I've ever found were as follows:


GM code 521 (Chevy Truck White)

GM Code = WA5111
Ditzler PPG = 2185
DuPont = 817A, 817D, 817L


I'm not sure if any of these are correct for a 69-72 Blazer or how easy these would be to find or match with modern paints.

It would be awesome if I could find a powdercoat color that matched the original, as it would be infinitely more durable.

[-Greg72]

Moving along......


This is a comparison of the GM WA5111 (521) .... called "Truck White" vs GM WA3967 Antique White (11) aka Dover White (50)






The WA5111 is definitely brighter and has more of a blue tint to it, the WA3967 is definitely more yellow and "creamier" looking by comparison.

Both were available in the years between 1969 - 1972 so either one could have been valid for a wheel in that time period. I guess if nobody knows for sure I'll paint two wheels with WA5111 and two wheels with WA3967 and mount tires and put them on opposite sides of the truck to see how they look against the rest of the paint, etc.



-G

[irl104]

I've always used Dupont. The Dupont white 817 is about the whitest white you can get. The 521 is a linen white. A duller white.

[-Greg72]

Originally Posted by irl104

I've always used Dupont. The Dupont white 817 is about the whitest white you can get. The 521 is a linen white. A duller white.

Today I finally saw an official GM document that calls out the "521" (WA5111) officially for the wheel color...

Had never seen that before, so that is the proof I need to move forward with a "correct" paint job.


-G