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What Did You Do To Your G-Body Today? [2022]
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Does anyone on the board know if the Factory Color/Body Paint Codes for 1985 GM/Chevrolet Monte Carlo's built in the US were different from those used for the same line built in Canada?
About at the point where some consideration of what the final color will be needs to be undertaken. I'd like to stay with the original color that got buried under at least two repaints. The refrigerator white that was overshot has no appeal to me. However, the color books and charts that my local suppler has on hand specifically list and describe color and their codes that were used for Canadian built vehicles. No mention is made as to whether those codes are global, that is, they are the same no matter what country the vehicle was built in.
What makes this a salient point is that my project is an import. Decoding the VIN using the factory service manual advised me that it was built at the Texas plant just outside Dallas. (White Settlement?). Some time in its life it emigrated north with a previous owner and has been here ever since. Since, near as I can figure, I am at least the 5th owner, that could have happened any time in the last quarter of a century or so.
I have already tried to run a search string on what the correct color ought to look like but keep getting jammed up by some site that wants me subscribe. (Yeah, Right, Like that is going to happen..............)
At this point the closest match that seems to be correct is something called Deep Red. it is a 1985 GM color that, as a chip, appears to match what I am looking for, possibly. I have a pair of Foo bombs waiting for pickup so that I try a Jamb shot to see how close my guesstimate really is but I have to wonder if the color is actually closer to what is called "Plum".
Anyone holding a factory color code chart for '85 Monte's??
Nick
About at the point where some consideration of what the final color will be needs to be undertaken. I'd like to stay with the original color that got buried under at least two repaints. The refrigerator white that was overshot has no appeal to me. However, the color books and charts that my local suppler has on hand specifically list and describe color and their codes that were used for Canadian built vehicles. No mention is made as to whether those codes are global, that is, they are the same no matter what country the vehicle was built in.
What makes this a salient point is that my project is an import. Decoding the VIN using the factory service manual advised me that it was built at the Texas plant just outside Dallas. (White Settlement?). Some time in its life it emigrated north with a previous owner and has been here ever since. Since, near as I can figure, I am at least the 5th owner, that could have happened any time in the last quarter of a century or so.
I have already tried to run a search string on what the correct color ought to look like but keep getting jammed up by some site that wants me subscribe. (Yeah, Right, Like that is going to happen..............)
At this point the closest match that seems to be correct is something called Deep Red. it is a 1985 GM color that, as a chip, appears to match what I am looking for, possibly. I have a pair of Foo bombs waiting for pickup so that I try a Jamb shot to see how close my guesstimate really is but I have to wonder if the color is actually closer to what is called "Plum".
Anyone holding a factory color code chart for '85 Monte's??
Nick
unless there is something special about Canadian colors, I would guess they are the same.
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and that should be Arlington, not White Settlement
From my experiance, there is no difference between US or Canadian built cars. Now certain US plants there is a variance based on paint type but I don't recall any G body plants that had this. This would anyways be between being lacquer or water based.
Yes, yes the plant was Arlington, I haven't been anywhere near Texas since the mid 80's and possess no real desire to make it a vacation destination. Things were insane in DFW even back then.
As for all the paperwork so graciously provided in response to my Q., It appears that the correct color code ought to be 79 which is a Dark Maroon Metallic. What finally got chosen was Code 82, which is a dark red and very close to the Maroon except no flake in it. The odd/curious thing is that when i looked at the 79 in the chip book it did not look anywhere near close to what the paint color on the inside door shell was. The closest I could come as a guess was Plum, which would be the Dark Red with a small amount of black added to the basic mix to darken it more.
Thanks large to all who replied to my question. The money shot took place just after lunch and I went with the Code 82. it may show lighter out in the sun but under the halogen lighting that I use the two variants, what was original and what I had just shot were so close they could be cousins from a different mother. I also shot the A pillar while I was there. The B still needs to be stripped and reprimered and the quarter panel is need of some further attention.
All goes well, I will hang the door on Saturday.
Nick
As for all the paperwork so graciously provided in response to my Q., It appears that the correct color code ought to be 79 which is a Dark Maroon Metallic. What finally got chosen was Code 82, which is a dark red and very close to the Maroon except no flake in it. The odd/curious thing is that when i looked at the 79 in the chip book it did not look anywhere near close to what the paint color on the inside door shell was. The closest I could come as a guess was Plum, which would be the Dark Red with a small amount of black added to the basic mix to darken it more.
Thanks large to all who replied to my question. The money shot took place just after lunch and I went with the Code 82. it may show lighter out in the sun but under the halogen lighting that I use the two variants, what was original and what I had just shot were so close they could be cousins from a different mother. I also shot the A pillar while I was there. The B still needs to be stripped and reprimered and the quarter panel is need of some further attention.
All goes well, I will hang the door on Saturday.
Nick
vacation? hell, I don't even plan on retiring in the state, I'm just stuck here for now.
I dunno, Texas isn't all bad from some of the parts I've been through, place is big enough to find some corner you like.
That said, Houston isn't somewhere I'd be too crazy on returning to.
That said, Houston isn't somewhere I'd be too crazy on returning to.
Lots of great places in Texas. Stay away from the big cities. They all suck. Austin is like California. Full of strange ideas like not selling large fountain drinks to save you from yourself. Ridiculous. Houston is good for opportunity or being able to find almost anything you want to eat, buy or see but I hate living here. Way too many people, and waaay to many of them are stinkers.
not really like California. we've had too many of the big city people moving here and ruining the laidback vibe. it's starting to turn into another Houston, they're building these high tower condos downtown that they claim will reduce our property tax paid but we still pay huge bucks, the traffic is horrible and they're trying to build more toll roads. I'm ready to move on in a couple of years. But trying to find a decent place with no traffic is impossible around here.
You gotta pick your priorities.
We don't have tons of stores nearby... might have 3 locally owned one-off restaurants and a couple fast food places in the county ?or st least within half an hour drive).
But you know what else we don't have? Crime. 'Progressive initiatives'. Dumb fartcan exhaust cars driven recklessly by kids. Heck, we've been from one end of the county to another and not a single dumba$$ public ev charging station. Not sure I've seen one of those POS on the roads here either.
But my subdivision does average one corvette of c6 or later every other driveway. And plenty of pickup trucks.
So question is, do you want city life with the stupidity that goes with it, and arguably certain "conveniences", or, quality of life with less "conveniences" but no city and all the swill that goes with them?
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