Re: 1969 Camaro Trunk paint
Well, it turns out that no one sells anything that a hobbyist can do in his or her garage that will look like the original. I think I saw a post by William over at Camaros.org that referenced RM #844, but don't believe it is still being produced.
Dupont makes sense. They supplied the rest of the paint for GM.
I appreciate Rick speaking up, and appreciate the photos. I understand why his painter wouldn't want to divulge the entire proces, nor all the ingredients. He has a lot of time invested in perfecting it. However, and I mean no disrespect, if those photos are representative of the final product, that does not look like the factory paint on my 08A Camaro (or like the paint on JohnZ's 02D Camaro). Maybe the 70 Chevelles are different. The light specks in my paint have none of the "snow flake" look that almost every light speck has in the above photos. Here is the other thing: GM most certainly did not spend three days using impeccable timing to get the look they got. More like three minutes. So... until someone can uncover the product they used and the gun they used (have seen mentions of primer guns with .021 and larger tips, and references to pressure pot guns), none of us can really duplicate it.
The pics I am attaching are from the parts of my trunk I did not have to work on. It is the original spatter paint. No snowflake look. All the light specks are random size, but very definable.
Now, how about some pics ffom some of you guys that have spatter painted your trunks, with an id of the product you used and the gun you used.
I might be satisfied with zolotone, but would like to see some pics. Heck, I might head to Lowes' and buy two different latex paints, and do my own two step process, then cover in satin poly. I don't have to decide any time soon.
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