Original paint type 74

[Bill]

Seemingly easy question I have been able to answer.

I have a 74 C10 and the paint is original (on the surviving original body panels).

What kind of paint did they use in 74? I was thinking of doing a quicky garage repaint just to get it all one color, but some types of paint are more tolerant of this than others.

Thanks!
Bill

 

[crazy4offroad]

It's either laquor or enamel, I'm thinking enamel but hopefully someone who knows for sure will chime in.

 

[hirschdalechevy]

I dont know what paint they used in 74 but I have painted all of my truck's and all I did was use dupont primer sealer and dupont croma color with a ppe clear and it was very easy to shoot and turned out nice and is holding up great , ( I am not a painter either ) , I just like doing it.

 

[Green79Scottsdale]

Pretty sure it was enamel in '74. You can spray enamel over enamel without problems. Just don't cross enamel with laquor, they don't play nice together.

If you want a quickie job, take everything down to primer, at the least. Bare metal would be best. From there, like hirschdale said, use a good primer sealer, but you can get away with a single stage paint for budget concerns. If your budget allows, the bc/cc route is a much more durable way to go.

Good luck, let us know how it turns out, preferrably with before and after pics!

 

[crazy4offroad]

Good luck, let us know how it turns out, preferrably with before, during and after pics!

Fixed it for ya!