Terrible looks like garbage nothing like original


What a joke

 

What was the purpose of the splatter paint? Hide dings and nicks from throwing things in?

 

If you spray the entire trunk it will be uniform and look OK.

 

I don’t work for GM

 

True but I would like to replicate it

 

Trunk paint was also available in a lighter grey tone

 

Also if you were in the mob it made clean up a lot easier
I have some OEM trunk paint from in-line tube coming we’ll see how that does

 

Eastwood has a great trunk paint, comes in 2 variations, Grey/White, Grey/Black. You will also want to purchase the Diamond Clear Sealer after spraying the splatter, or you will have issues later on..... (don't ask me how I know that one........)

 

Here are some pics of my trunk. While it may not be the correct factory appearance, as I said once it's all painted it is uniform and looks OK.

 

The best spatter paint I found was the an older version of Dupli-color, DM109. It matched the spatter in the trunk of my '69 4-4-2 perfectly. People claim that DM109 is not water resistant, but I really don't car as the trunks on both of my cars always stays dry. It's still available but you have to look around for it. I've seen it on Amazon. Duplicolor has a newer trunk paint, TSP 102, that they say is water resistant but I tried it and it doesn't come close to matching any kind of original trunk spatter that I've seen in the past.

Randy C.

 

I know this, Johnny, just thought you or someone might know.

Remember GM used different trunk paint patterns/colors for different models and different years. So the paint/pattern for the 71 Cutlass might not be the same for the 72 Cutlass or the Ninety Eight or the whatever.

 

My GUESS is that GM likely didn’t consider the trunk finish (& “chassis black”) very important and used whoever the low bidder for the quarter was at each plant. Reliability as a supplier & politics/nepotism possibly involved as well. These coatings were sprayed likely by the rail car load, potentially traveling hundreds of feet through piping, through wands or spray heads that no aerosol is going to duplicate. Did the first three cars sprayed after break or lunch look like the last 3 before lunch? Probably not due to pooling in the lines or tanks. One could likely spend their remaining life developing a data base of original cars’ trunk paint appearance.

All just my opinion, it would be great if anyone worked the line or in the plant knows real info and can share it with us.

 

I may know someone that would know. I will see him in the next couple weeks or so, I will ask and report back.

 

If he's in the Mob, I'd suggest camouflage paint to hide proof of somebody riding in his trunk

 

If you aren't concerned about perfect factory appearance, or color. there's a much better product. I use Zolatone, it's a spatter finish, that is tough and waterproof. Unlike the usual automotive spatter paint. It does come in a variety of colors, but usually not one that is a perfect match for GM paint. I've mixed 2 different versions to get some close, but if you're a fussy restorer, it won't work for you. If you want better looks and durability, try it.
Here's a pic of some, on a 'glass ****** firewall. They used to use spatter paint of the old race cars like this, but I used Zolatone, as it's tougher and easier to clean. White with black flacks.

 

You used the wrong color.

 

X2 on Solatone. It's a different kind animal, the different splaters are achieved by a latex base and different (usually darker colors) in lacquer encapsulated in plastic blisters that break upon ether leaving the gun or by striking the substrate. Multi Speck also used to make a similar product, I don't know if they are still made due to VOC laws or still in business..... Tedd