1967 Factory Paint Primer
What was the factory paint primer for 1967 Corvettes ? I am restoring a 67 St. Louis built coupe that I have owned for 43 years. Original primer appears to be red oxide. Or, should it be gray (light or dark) ? Finish paint was Marina Blue.<br>Ron W.
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Re: 1967 Factory Paint Primer
Ron,
Per John Hinckley's National Convention presentation beginning on page 3 "Paint Shop" and continuing on the middle of page 4...first primer coat is red; 2nd coat is gray...see link for entire presentation below - hope this helps. thx, Mark
"Spray quick-flash lacquer-based red oxide primer coat, flash for one job length, spray lacquer-based gray primer coat (including parts on body floor)
thx,
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Re: 1967 Factory Paint Primer
When I stripped the acrylic laquer with a razor blade al I found was the red oxide which is laquer based primer.
When that was the primer of the day I used it, but with the epoxy primers we have today I would never go back to the old as it shrinks over time.
Different color primers change the shade of the paint top coat. I have used a tinter in epoxy primer and that worked.
I went to the paint shop in 1960 to pick out a red for my car. I was torn between 2 reds. Then I wrote the code # down and noticed they were the same #. I asked the counter guy about that and I got a new lesson in painting. He said that one red used red oxide and the other dark gray.
DomComment
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Re: 1967 Factory Paint Primer
The fellow that painted my split window (who also painted one of the rare '67 L-88 cars) used red oxide (back in 2018)
The final top coat is single stage Riverside RedComment
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Re: 1967 Factory Paint Primer
The gray was a "guide coat" and was generally sanded away to reveal any high and low spots (in the red main primer) that needed correction prior to final painting.
Larry
PS: If you are as talented as Frankie's painter, a guide coat to reveal imperfections is not required.
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