Hi all,

Final thing to do on my 72 Cutlii convert is to paint the trunk area the black/aqua color as it was from factory. Surface has been coated with epoxy primer, then roughed up with red scotch bright for the paint to adhere to, wax & grease remover applied, finally washed with soap and water. So surface is ready for paint.

Started looking at options ... seems there are 2 application methods .. rattle can or spray gun

I swung by Eastwood, they have nothing.
I found some Dupli-color cans online, but after reading the reviews I called Duplicolor (twice), and they said they have not made any in 3-4 years and suggestred avoiding anything being sold due to age.
I looked for the ACDelco stuff, no one has any.

Off to do some more digging on the internet ....

Found 3 options that can be sprayed via spray gun/pressure pot which i do not have
1) Zolatone - needs pressure pot system and hvlp gun, looks to be solvent based
2) Parts place - looks to be Zolatone rebranded
3) OER - they recommend a special gun to spray ($300) appears to be water based, but they say does not need clear coat?

Found 1 option for rattle can:
1) Guru paints - packaged by Thornton's, looks to be a gray base coat and then a seperate can of blue "speckle" paint that is sprayed over the gray base, enamel paint does not need clear coat

I am great with mechanical work, pretty good at welding and other body work, but not a painter by any means, So reaching out to see what others have done

Did you buy a pressure pot sprayer (I found some lower end units on Amazon, Northern Tool, etc)? If so how did things work out? Which product did you end up with?

Did you try the Guru paint?? If so how did it lay out? I heard the blue paint look like dots, not strands like factory.

Thanks in advance for any feedback

Jim

 

You might try this link and see if a dealer in your area has it. Good luck. ACDelco GM Original Equipment Flat Black Reconditioning Aerosol Paint | 01051499 | GM Parts

 

I just did the whole floor, and cargo area of my Olds-Mad, in Grey Zolatone. Looks good and MUCH tougher than the old trunk paint! I used an undercoat (Schutz) gun to apply it.

 

And for the record, good prep and AC Delco rattle can spatter paint worked out fine for me. Looks great and will live under the trunk mat most of the time anyway. Many folks clear coat after but that looks a little shiny for my preference, but certainly would provide better long-term protection.

 

Thanks for the reply!! I had called my local GM dealer whom said they could see nationwide inventory. He gave me a few dealers to call that showed 1-2 cans .. but when I called they said it was gone.

Jim

 

Dupli-Color makes a Black/Aqua trunk spatter paint. I cannot speak to the quality or match to the AC Delco original. You can find it on Amazon or auto parts stores like Advance Auto Parts and O'Reilly Auto Parts for around $14 a can. Sorry the pic is so big!

 

Thanks for the response!!

I actually called Dupli-Color (twice) as I read that they had developed a new product/formula for trunk paint, and wanted to see if the new one was better (water proof) which DM109 was not. Dupli-color let me know that DM109 had not been made in 4-5 years, and if I saw product online, they suggested that I shy away due to the age/viability of the product. Read Amazon reviews and alot of folks complained cans didnto work, did cover alot, echoing what the Dupli-Color rep said.

 

Understood, if that's the case I wouldn't want to chance it either!

 

Leave that trunk mat at home.

 

X2 on Zolatone.
I sprayed the trunk of my '63 with a cheap Harbor Freight gun with Zolatone.
I think it looks pretty good.

 

Looks great!
Do you need a big nozzle, I assume, for the flecks?

 

That’s your trunk? At first I thought it was a 6 person hot tub.

 

Nope, just the cheapest Harbor Freight HVLP gun. About $15.
Zolatone is a nitrocellulose coating, and they don't recommend that you thin it.
They do say that you should apply over a similar color primer.

 

That's why they call them FULL SIZE cars.