Original Paint Order #'s

**alicor9** · 10-08-2010, 04:26 PM

Alright-not sure where this has been answered or how to find...where exactly do you get your actual paint color/order #, for the body?

**DaddySS** · 10-08-2010, 04:36 PM

On the drivers door there is a sticker with the vin number and a series of codes - those are the options. The last number in the block should be one of these:

10 Artic white
11 Light Pewter
13 Sebring Silver
28 Navy Blue
41 Black
71 sunset Orange
81 Bright Red

**alicor9** · 10-08-2010, 04:45 PM

got that , thanks-I'm talking matching the exact color. Bright Red is a pretty huge color range.

**RyanJM** · 10-08-2010, 04:49 PM

Are you just gettin touch up paint or spraying parts on the cars.

**alicor9** · 10-08-2010, 06:05 PM

Might be both...regardless...where to find the exact color? I have some road chip stuff, broke, selling-deciding between touch up and...

**Cutlass** · 10-08-2010, 06:39 PM

Open the drivers door, look for this RPO option sticker. The paint code ends with U for example 81U. Take the paint option code to the dealership, a body shop supply store, or maybe any parts store and they can get you tube of exactly match touch up paint

**alicor9** · 10-08-2010, 07:09 PM

Thanks...tried this once before, swear it's the right color and... darker than original. I'll try looking/finding it myself, keeping your advice in mind. Thanks again for the colors.

**Cutlass** · 10-09-2010, 07:12 AM

In the example above, I believe the U 8774 is also a paint related code, but I'm used to just using the 81U rpo code. Either way, that is the paint code code that matches what the factory put on the car.

**KahanaReef** · 10-09-2010, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by alicor9

Thanks...tried this once before, swear it's the right color and... darker than original. I'll try looking/finding it myself, keeping your advice in mind. Thanks again for the colors.

This is the info I used when I had my front lip spoiler done. Perfect match

Arctic White Clearcoat 10/WA9567
Pewter Metallic Clearcoat 11/WA382E
Silver Metallic Clearcoat 13/WA9021
Sebring Silver Metallic Clearcoat 13/WA9566
Blue Metallic Clearcoat 20/WA532F
Navy Blue Metallic Clearcoat 28/WA352E
Bright Green Metallic Clearcoat 31/WA319D
Black Clearcoat 41/WA8555
Medium Red Metallic Clearcoat 44/WA408G
Mystic Teal Metallic Clearcoat 79/WA320C
Flame Red Clearcoat 81/WA8774
Hugger Orange Clearcoat 99/WA523F

http://www.touchuppaintonline.com/Pontiac/Firebird

**alicor9** · 10-09-2010, 11:21 AM

Thanks- but weird- I have NG GM 398-Bright Red-81, WA 8774-General Motors and it is darker-is that because I didn't put a clear coat over the chips, too?

**Cutlass** · 10-09-2010, 02:53 PM

could be a lot factors I guess. Paint fade, maybe?

**alicor9** · 10-09-2010, 03:36 PM

Weird. Friend suggested maybe a bad batch? Also, it's Scratch Fix 2 in 1 by Dupli Color-maybe it's the brand and I should try the one from the link above...car was always garage kept until lately, paint should match.

**alicor9** · 10-16-2010, 02:04 PM

Just realized what I already have," Scratch Fix 2 in 1 by Dupli Color", IS the brand from the web address...anyway, thinking maybe I never shook it enough- cause now it looks a bit lighter and blends in better...

**KahanaReef** · 10-16-2010, 03:44 PM

Hope it matches up better for you now

**RyanJM** · 10-16-2010, 04:29 PM

Can shake it all day no touch up paint is ever completely perfect match silver and other metallic being the worse. Color looks.different from a spray gun that just a touch up brush and then there are age, fading, and other factors. The closest match you can get is GM and Mercedes and other black non metallics . Except.if the black has faded otherwise GM black is about as plain a black as you can get with very little tint colors in it.

**RyanJM** · 10-16-2010, 04:31 PM

That 4 digit Wa code is what they use at the paint sores here to mix.it and on some cars the year can be added for what might be a slight variation of.that code.