PAINT TYPE IDENTIFICATION 1982 CARS (EXCEPT CORVETTE)

To assure an acceptable color match after refinishing 1982 passenger cars, the correct paint must be ordered.

It is essential that the type of production paint (acrylic lacquer, waterborne and high solid enamel) be determined. The correct color and paint type can be determined by referring to the body identification plate (See Figure 1 and 2).

On six (6) colors, acrylic lacquers and high solid enamels do not have the same color standards. These six (6) colors, which have double standards, have the following codes: 16, 21, 45, 55, 68 and 72 .

PAINT TYPE

L = Lacquer E = High Solids Enamel W = Waterborne Enamel SOL/LA = Solution Lacquer

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