What color is my interior??

[White5.0]

i have an 87 GT with grey interior...what is the name for this color? im going to be painting a piece for my interior and not sure which grey the 87's came with...

i think its smoke grey but im not sure

[White5.0]

also, should i get lacquer paint or vinyl paint? what is the difference?

im going to be painting a factory arm rest delete from a 90 mustang if that matters...and its already grey just a different shade of grey that doesnt match my 87's grey

[jaa55]

i think its titanium gray

[White5.0]

well i did some research like i probably should have done before i posted the question...

from what ive found:

87-89 smoke grey
90-92 titanium grey
93 opal grey


can anyone tell me which type of paint to get though?

[jaa55]

ahh i was thinking it was the other way around.
doesnt 5.0 resto sell color matched spray cans?
and anytime i've painted plastic parts like that i just used vinyl

[daviac5000]

Ryan,

I ran into the same problem as you and bought a console that was probably 'smoke grey' rather than 'titanium'. I picked up a pint of SEM Color Coat. It's been on well over 5 years and hasn't chipped or peeled.

Dave

[blizzard]

meh, lacquer will be too shiny and fake (cheap) looking :thumbdown:

ualso helps to wipe it down with Pla-stix before color.

[White5.0]

ahh i was thinking it was the other way around.
doesnt 5.0 resto sell color matched spray cans?
and anytime i've painted plastic parts like that i just used vinyl

i think its smoke grey because of what is on 50resto...check it out:

smoke grey, listed as 87-89: http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

titanium grey, listed as 90-92: http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...0%201&comp=LRS

[White5.0]

meh, lacquer will be too shiny and fake (cheap) looking :thumbdown:

ualso helps to wipe it down with Pla-stix before color.

oh ok i dont want it looking all shiny and flaking so i think ill go with vinyl i just wasnt sure of the difference

[White5.0]

Ryan,

I ran into the same problem as you and bought a console that was probably 'smoke grey' rather than 'titanium'. I picked up a pint of SEM Color Coat. It's been on well over 5 years and hasn't chipped or peeled.

Dave

where do they sell this?

[jaa55]

yes your definitely right, i just got mixed up

[White5.0]

yes your definitely right, i just got mixed up

ya i dunno why they changed the greys so much....its only very slightly too, its weird..

so you think the vinyl paint holds up well?

[jaa55]

I painted the interior in my jeep, it held up good. its all about prep
i noticed when i went with really really lightly sprayed layers it turned out alot better

[daviac5000]

Ryan,

I got it at DLK in Russellton 724-265-1538, I assume they still carry it. One of the guys worked with me for almost a half an hour to get it tinted perfectly. You can probably find it at a local parts store that sells paint but you'd need to call around.

[White5.0]

I painted the interior in my jeep, it held up good. its all about prep
i noticed when i went with really really lightly sprayed layers it turned out alot better

oh alright thanks for the tip!...what did you do to prep it? just clean it really well?

[White5.0]

Ryan,

I got it at DLK in Russellton 724-265-1538, I assume they still carry it. One of the guys worked with me for almost a half an hour to get it tinted perfectly. You can probably find it at a local parts store that sells paint but you'd need to call around.

oh alright i wasnt sure if you could order it online or anything....i just ordered some from 50resto so ill see how that works for me

[jaa55]

oh alright thanks for the tip!...what did you do to prep it? just clean it really well?

I think dupont makes the stuff, its called first clean. I prepped it like 4 times to make sure i got all the oil off it. interior parts are always getting pounded with silicone and armor all

[White5.0]

I think dupont makes the stuff, its called first clean. I prepped it like 4 times to make sure i got all the oil off it. interior parts are always getting pounded with silicone and armor all

ooo i see i see. thanks for the advice

[97LaserRed]

hey rhino!

[White5.0]

hi brian